board foot

noun

, Building Trades.

1. a unit of measure equal to the cubic contents of a piece of lumber one foot square and one inch thick, used in measuring logs and lumber. : bd. ft.

board foot

noun

1. a unit of board measure: the cubic content of a piece of wood one foot square and one inch thick

Word History and Origins

Origin of board foot¹

An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900

Example Sentences

In fact, it looks a little like a traditional timber company — except instead of board feet, its final product is tons of carbon pulled out of the atmosphere.

From New York Times

At stake for logging companies with the monument designation was millions of board feet of timber that could be harvested there.

From Seattle Times

The 2 million board feet of wood were treated with metallic salts as a fire retardant.

From Los Angeles Times

“The larger and older the tree, the broader the board feet produced,” Spivak said.

From Scientific American

But DNR hit pause at the last moment, shelving the Wishbone sale of 4.7 million board feet of timber Monday night after environmentalists sued and seven of nine Metropolitan King County Council members shared concerns.

From Seattle Times