: having been cut or knocked down
felled trees/timber

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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 But not all the wood from a felled tree ends up in the finished product. Kurt Kleiner, JSTOR Daily, 7 Nov. 2024 All that work, just to be heartlessly felled like the Bishop Monkton cockerel? Sophie Elmhirst, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2024 There's the accounting of how many felled trees have struck cars, ripped down roofs, and taken lives. Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 6 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for felled 

Word History

First Known Use

1664, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 3 Dec. 2024.

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