cordwoods

noun

plural of cordwood
as in firewoods

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  1. beams
  2. blocks
  3. billets
  4. woods
Noun
  • There is the Château d’Azay-le-Rideau on an island in the Loire Valley, plagued by flooding, as well as the opposite—receding water levels that expose its wooden, foundational beams to air and decomposition.
    — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Having worked ahead of their schedule, Menon and Kutryk removed some of the beams holding the final iROSA in place on its temporary platform and rotated two launch locks that were used in its delivery on Dragon.
    — Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of beams
Noun
  • The fixtures were made from the very boxes that the costumes came in, simple merchandise boxes wrapped in black plastic, and the checkout counter was made of two-by-fours and cement blocks.
    — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Three weeks before the election, the chairman of Israel’s Central Elections Committee dismissed the case, but the AID Coalition agreed not to buy more blocks on additional flights.
    — Daniel Brook, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of blocks
Noun
  • The first billets have been shipped to SGL facilities in the US for machining.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of billets
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  • The dog was sitting on the far side, at the edge of the woods, looking at him reproachfully.
    — Téa Obreht, New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Focusing instead on waterholes or funnels in the woods that might lead to food.
    — Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of woods
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