timber

木材

建物やほかの大きな構造物を作るために使う木材。

やさしい英語で： Wood used for making buildings and other large structures.

• The house is built from timber.
• We ordered more timber for the roof.
• Does this yard sell timber for outdoor use?

類義語： lumber

よく使う表現： timber yard, timber frame, building timber

木の梁

建物や構造物の一部として使う木材の一本。

やさしい英語で： A piece of wood used as part of a building or structure.

• One timber had split.
• They replaced the rotten timbers beneath the floor.
• Each timber must be cut to the correct length.

類義語： beam

よく使う表現： heavy timber, roof timber, replace a timber

製材

建築に使える大きさに切り、加工した木材。

やさしい英語で： Wood cut into useful sizes and prepared for building.

• They sell timber in standard sizes.
• The builder used treated timber for the fence.
• We stacked the freshly cut timber beside the workshop.

類義語： lumber

よく使う表現： sawn timber, seasoned timber, treated timber

用材林、立木

木材を得るために伐採できる、森林に生えている木。

やさしい英語で： Trees growing in a forest that can be cut down for wood.

• The hillside has valuable timber.
• They bought land covered in mature timber.
• The company harvested timber from the northern forest.

類義語： timberland, forest

よく使う表現： standing timber, timber harvest, mature timber

船の肋材

木造船の骨組みを支える、太く丈夫な木材。

やさしい英語で： A heavy piece of wood that supports the frame of a wooden ship.

• The ship has oak timbers.
• Water had damaged several timbers in the hull.
• We heard the old boat’s timbers creak in the waves.

類義語： beam, rafter

よく使う表現： ship timber, hull timber, curved timber

木材で支える

何かを支える木の柱や骨組みを設ける。

やさしい英語で： To provide wooden supports or a wooden frame for something.

• They timber the mine shafts.
• Workers timbered the tunnel before digging further.
• The crew must timber this section to support the roof.

よく使う表現： timber a shaft, timber a tunnel, timber a roof