Meaning of timberclad | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Covered or sheathed with timber; having an exterior layer of wood.
   not-comparable
2. Describing a warship armored with thick wooden planks for protection, especially during the American Civil War.
   historical, not-comparable

Examples

“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.”

Geological Review

“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.”

“Three timberclad gunboats also joined the federal flotilla as escorts for the troop transports.”

“Although the timberclad gunboats, the first units in the Western Flotilla, performed well, there were too few of them to accomplish all the missions required: Army support, counterinsurgency, convoy protection, patrol, communications, and coast guard.”

“A timberclad warship is a kind of mid 19th century river gunboat.”

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