: having been cut or knocked down
felled trees/timber

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Tatsuya Ueda, the owner of this operation, gets felled trees from local forestry cooperatives, and from gardeners and maintenance crews. Hannah Kirshner, The Atlantic, 8 Feb. 2025 Wood from a felled tree that was struck by lightning, for example, might be hand-carved into an armchair, its cracks filled with molten metal. Hannah Martin, Architectural Digest, 22 Jan. 2025 The family lost power at their Hendersonville home for nearly two weeks, were unable to leave home for two days due to felled trees and Tony's Jeep was totaled. Amy Eskind, People.com, 24 Dec. 2024 In two separate towns outside of Seattle, two women were reportedly killed by felled trees after winds knocked out power to more than 500,000, according to electricity providers in the area. Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for felled

Word History

First Known Use

1664, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of felled was in 1664

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“Felled.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/felled. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.

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