Pile: long heavy section of timber, concrete or metal, driven into the earth or seabed as support for another structure.

UNESCO: L O S S A R Y

Even more expensive is wood from chestnut, a once ubiquitous species that ceased to be a source of timber not long after chestnut blight arrived on this continent around 1890.

FORBES: Barn Again

The timber industry has long been an economic driver for the Pacific Northwest.

NPR: Economy Whittles Pacific Northwest Timber Industry

So, for example, when it comes to forestry, there's nothing wrong with us cutting down some trees for timber, as long as you make sure that it's done in a sequence and is spaced properly so that the forest itself is sustained.

WHITEHOUSE: Town Hall in Arnold, Missouri

Some take two or three hundred years to fully mature - and no timber licence lasts that long - so the diversity of the forest is being eroded.

BBC: Roger Harrabin reports from Cameroon

Malaysia has dismissed their long-dormant territorial claim to the oil-and-timber-rich state, which has been part of Malaysia for five decades.

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Meanwhile, the new government says it will sign long-term contracts with Norway's power-intensive light-metals and timber industries to help keep them in world business.

ECONOMIST: Norway

His design incorporates a downward-angled port where bats can enter, leading to a 34mm-wide chute with roughened timber walls which they can crawl up to gain access to an attic 10.5m long and 3m high at the apex.

CNN: Architects building dream homes for bats

While long-haired dogs provide the best fiber, spinners have crafted yarn from all kinds of critters, including timber wolves and cats.

WSJ: Knitting and Weaving Artisans Embrace 'Chiengora' Yarn From Dog Hair