wooded

adjective

wood·​ed ˈwu̇-dəd How to pronounce wooded (audio)
: covered with growing trees

Examples of wooded in a Sentence

These sorts of birds live in more wooded areas.
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Dozens of firefighters were battling the brush fire just days after fires in wooded areas of Brooklyn, the Bronx and New Jersey spread smoke across New York City. Evan Bush, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024 Additionally, ranch and waterfront properties reigned supreme across the country, from a stately stone mansion that presides over 350 wooded acres on the pristine shore of Vermont’s Lake Champlain to a 3,500-acre ranch on Maui in Hawaii. Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2024 Ropes courses, a zip line, airsoft gun challenges, and a dinosaur maze provide diversions for all ages, and the wooded park offers lots of shade. Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 9 Oct. 2024 Riley's body was found in a wooded area near the University of Georgia campus in Athens. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for wooded 

Word History

First Known Use

1586, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of wooded was in 1586

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“Wooded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wooded. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.

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wooded

adjective
wood·​ed ˈwu̇d-əd How to pronounce wooded (audio)
: covered with trees

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