cordwoods

noun

plural of cordwood
as in firewoods

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  1. beams
  2. blocks
  3. billets
  4. woods
Noun
  • Original barn torn down The original barn was torn down and replaced with a rustic white structure with high ceilings, natural wood beams and enough space to accommodate around 200 guests.
    — Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2026
  • These structural feats culminate at the building’s center, where arched steel beams span 185 feet over a public plaza — opening to Expo Park and the neighborhood — to frame a 90-foot-diameter oculus, floating four stories up.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of beams
Noun
  • The World Trade Center operators turned to restaurant impresario Joe Baum to create a dining experience that would draw people to the Manhattan neighborhood largely known for its blocks of stores that sold radios and electronic parts.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
  • With a top manager in place, and a dressing room united behind him, the building blocks are all there for a positive year.
    — Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 4 Sep. 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
Noun
  • To write, Rosales went off the grid, holing up in a cabin in the woods.
    — Myriam Gurba, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • The piny woods swallowed the red bricks surrounded by spirals of razor wire and fence.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of woods
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