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Definition of Timberwork
1. n. Work made of timbers.
Definition of Timberwork
1. Noun. Work made of timbers. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Timberwork
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Timberwork
Literary usage of Timberwork
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Tunnel Shields and the Use of Compressed Air in Subaqueous Works by William Charles Copperthwaite (1906)
"The method of construction by means of a Greathead shield with an advance protection
of timberwork is known as the " assisted shield " method : the shield, ..."
2. Civil Engineer and Architect's Journal (1857)
"The hist 10 rounds were fired at a distance of 400 yards, and the work of
destruction consummated; the timberwork of the target was completely broken and ..."
3. The Living Age by Making of America Project, Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell (1857)
"The last' shot fired went completely through the target, timberwork and iron
included. It woe the subject of remark, by several practical men, ..."
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