timberclad

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   Covered or sheathed with timber

   Covered or sheathed with timber; having an exterior layer of wood.

   • Prof. Shimek, who has studied the fossils and argues strongly for the eolian origin, says the shells found at Council Bluffs, Iowa and at other points were denizens of timberclad hills.
   • At this time the streets of Melbourne were unformed, gum trees covered the present site of the city, timberclad slopes extended down to the Yarra, which was then a pleasant unpolluted stream.
   • For instance, when I go to Manchester where I hold court I cross a small stream which runs under a railroad bridge and then is lost behind timberclad hills.
2. 2

   Describing a warship armored with thick wooden planks for protection, especially during…

   Describing a warship armored with thick wooden planks for protection, especially during the American Civil War.

   • Three timberclad gunboats also joined the federal flotilla as escorts for the troop transports.
   • A timberclad warship is a kind of mid 19th century river gunboat.
3. 3

   A timberclad warship.

   • Small boats from the timberclad, under the direction of her executive officer Acting Volunteer Lt. Martin Dunn, were actively enggaged in the hunt for torpedoes all morning.

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