cordwood

[ kawrd-wood ]

noun

1. wood stacked in cords cords for use as fuel.
2. logs cut to a length of 4 feet (1.2 meters) to facilitate stacking in cords. cords.
3. trees intended for timber but of a quality suitable only for fuel.

cordwood

/ ˈkɔːdˌwʊd /

noun

1. wood that has been cut into lengths of four feet so that it can be stacked in cords

Word History and Origins

Origin of cordwood¹

First recorded in 1630–40; cord + wood ¹

Example Sentences

Hilbert Margol remembers seeing “stacks of dead bodies like cordwood” once they went in the gates.

From Seattle Times

It feels good to see those big Chinook, stacked in the windows like cordwood, Mahovlich said.

From Seattle Times

I’m reminded of a project by Gang a decade ago, just before Gilder got underway: a small social justice center at Kalamazoo College in Michigan that involves concave facades with cordwood masonry and porthole windows.

From New York Times

“They were in there like cordwood,” he said.

From Washington Post

There are places in Iowa where old turbines are just stacked like cordwood on vacant land.

From Washington Times