English Explanatory Dictionary

lightwood

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any wood used to light a fire; kindlings; especially, very resinous pine wood.
noun
  1. Any of various trees with pale-coloured wood, especially the Australian tree Acacia melanoxylon.
name
  1. A number of places in England:
  2. A locality in Eckington parish, North East Derbyshire district, Derbyshire, on the border with Sheffield (OS grid ref SK3782).
  3. A hamlet in Ditton Priors parish, south Shropshire (OS grid ref SO6491).
  4. A hamlet in Hinstock parish, north Shropshire (OS grid ref SJ6929).
  5. A suburb of Cheadle, Staffordshire Moorlands district, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SK0142).
  6. A suburb of Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, south-east of the city centre (OS grid ref SJ9241).
  7. A surname.

Word forms

lightwood lightwoods

Etymology

From light (noun) + wood (noun).

Derived words

lightwood-knot floater
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