An untimbered boat. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
An untimbered area. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Adjective : timbered acres. From Dictionary.com.
Since leaving Ballan the road had dipped up and down a succession of swelling rises, grass-grown and untimbered. From Wordnik.com. [Australia Felix] Reference
Starting in August, the full shaft area, 74 by 40 ft., was taken out in an open untimbered cut to the rock, and a 20 by 50-ft. shaft was sunk through the rock to tunnel grade, leaving a 10 or 12-ft. berm around it. From Wordnik.com. [Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, vol. LXVIII, Sept. 1910 The New York Tunnel Extension of the Pennsylvania Railroad. The East River Tunnels. Paper No. 1159] Reference
In the morning we started on our journey to travel over a level untimbered, uninhabited country for nearly four hundred miles, without anything of especial interest occurring save cholera, from which there was terrible suffering. From Wordnik.com. [California, 1849-1913; or, the rambling sketches and experiences of sixty-four years' residence in that state] Reference
By the time the cannon were untimbered, not a man of the mountaineers was to be seen. From Wordnik.com. [The Partisan Leader: A Novel...] Reference
In old times we Hidatsas never made our gardens on the untimbered, prairie land, because the soil there is too hard and dry. From Wordnik.com. [Buffalo Bird Woman's Garden] Reference
The Antelope is found in the great plains of Columbia and are the Same with those of the Missouri found in every part of that untimbered. From Wordnik.com. [The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806] Reference
West. in this extesive tract of principally untimbered country so far as we have leant the following nations reside (viz) the Sosone or snake. From Wordnik.com. [The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806] Reference
The people used ladders, but they neglected to collar or brace the mouth, and the untimbered pit-sides often fell in; hence fatal accidents, attributed to the 'earth-spirits.'. From Wordnik.com. [To The Gold Coast for Gold, Vol. II A Personal Narrative] Reference
Wwe used car listings, wwe willard untimbered, wwe anthelmintic mysophobic, wwe proviso pic, wwe gerardia attic, wwe synonymy numidian pic, wwe streaker grader, wwe snorer penultimate, wwe diggings. From Wordnik.com. [Rational Review] Reference
The Antelope is found in the great plains of Columbia and are the same of those on the Missouri found in every part of that untimbered country. they are by no means as plenty on this side of the Rocky. From Wordnik.com. [The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806] Reference
Soon after setting out we passed a small untimbered island on the south: at about seven miles we reached a considerable bend which the river makes towards the southeast, and in the evening, after making twelve and. From Wordnik.com. [History of the Expedition under the Command of Captains Lewis and Clark, Vol. I. To the Sources of the Missouri, Thence Across the Rocky Mountains and Down the River Columbia to the Pacific Ocean. Performed During the Years 1804-5-6.] Reference
The Grass's of this neighbourhood are generally coarse harsh and Sedge like, and grow in large tufts. there is none except in the open grounds. near the Coast on the top of Some of the untimbered hills there is a finer and Softer Species which resembles much the. From Wordnik.com. [The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806] Reference
At one moment he felt an impulse -- so desperate seemed the case -- to dash across the open valley, and scaling the untimbered height, right in the face of the watchful foe, open a way of deliverance to his little master; or, failing in the attempt, bring life to the bitter end at once. From Wordnik.com. [Burl] Reference
The Grass's of this neighbourhood are generally coarse harsh and sedge-like, and grow in large tufts. there is none except in the open grounds. near the coast on the top of some of the untimbered hills there is a finer and softer species which resemble much the greens word. the salt marshes also produce. From Wordnik.com. [Original journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, 1804-1806] Reference
Situation was the Side of an untimbered mountain with a fair Southern aspect where the Snow from appearance had been disolved about 10 days, the grass was young and tender of course and had much the appearance of the Green Swoard. there is a great abundance of Species of bear grass which grows on every part of those Mountains, its growth is luxurient and continues green all winter but the horses will not eate it. From Wordnik.com. [The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806] Reference
C. had killed we could not find. about 2 in the evening we had passed through a range of low mountains and the country bacame more open again, tho still broken and untimbered and the bottoms not very extensive. we encamped on the Lard. side near a spring on a high bank the prickly pears are so abundant that we could scarcely find room to lye. just above our camp the river is again closed in by the Mouts. on both sides. From Wordnik.com. [The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806] Reference
Snowey Mountains and the wide level and untimbered plains which streach themselves along their bases for an immence distance (i e) that the air comeing in contact with the snow is suddonly chilled and condenced, thus becoming heaver than the air beneath in the plains, it glides down the sides of these mountains & decends to the plains, where by the constant action of the sun on the face of an untimbered country there is a partial vacuum formed for it's reception. From Wordnik.com. [The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806] Reference
Seamans Creek passing a creek at 1 m. 8 yds.wide. this course with the river, the road passing through an extensive high prarie rendered very uneven by a vast number of little hillucks and sinkholes at the heads of these two creeks high broken mountains stand at the distance of 10 m. forming a kind of Cove generally of open untimbered country. - we encamped on the lower side of the last creek just above it's entrance. here a war party had encamped about 2 months since and conceald their fires. From Wordnik.com. [The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806] Reference
Here extends mile after mile of primeval forest where perhaps foot of white man has never trod -- interminable vistas where the eucalyptus trees rear their lofty trunks and spread forth their lanky limbs, from which the red gum oozes and hangs in fantastic pendants like crimson stalactites; ravines along the sides of which the long-bladed grass grows rankly; level untimbered plains alternating with undulating tracts of pasture, here and there broken by a stony ridge, steep gully, or dried-up creek. From Wordnik.com. [Following the Equator] Reference
I think it possible that those almost perpetial S W. winds, proceed from the agency of the Snowey mountains and the wide leavel and untimbered plains which Streach themselves along their borders for an emence distance, that the air comeing in Contact with the Snow is Suddenly chilled and condensed, thus becomeing heavyer than the air beneath in the plains it glides down the Sides of those mountains and decends to the plains, where by the constant action of the Sun on the face of the untimbered country there is a partial vacuom formed for it's reception. From Wordnik.com. [The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806] Reference
The Antelope is found in the great plains of Columbia and are the same with those of the Missouri found in every part of that untimbered country. they are by no means as plenty on this side of the Rocky Mountains as on the other. the nativs here make robes of their skins dressed withe the hair on them. when the salmon begin to decline in the latter end of summer and autumn, the nativs leave the river, at least a majority and move out into the plains at some distance for the purpose of hunting the Antelope. they pursue them on hors back and shute them with their arrows. From Wordnik.com. [Original journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, 1804-1806] Reference
60 yds. wide deep and rapid. the banks bold not very high but never overflow. the East fork below its junction with this stream is 100 yds. wide and above it about 90. the water of boath are terbid but the East branch much the most so; their beds are composed of sand and gravel; the East fork possesses a large portion of the former. neither of those streams are navigable in consequence of the rapids and shoals which obstruct their currents. thus far a plain or untimbered country bordered the river which near the junction of these streams spread into. From Wordnik.com. [The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806] Reference
N 75 E 24 m. to our encampment in a grove of cottonwood timber. the latter part of this course for 7 miles there is no timber in the river bottom, the other parts of the river possesses bottoms of the wide leafed cottonwood. much the greater part of the bottom is untimbered. the bottoms are wide and level the high praries or plains are also beautiful level and smooth. great quantities of prickly pear of two kinds on the plains. the ground is renderd so miry by the rain which fell yesterday that it is excessively fatiegueing to the horses to travel. we came 10 miles and halted for dinner the wind blowing down the river in the fore part of the day was unfavourable to the hunters they saw several gangs of Elk but they having the wind of them ran off. in the evening the wind set from the West and we fell in with a few elk of which R. Fields and myself killed 3 one of which swam the river and fell on the opposite so we therefore lost it's skin I sent the packhorses on with Sergt. From Wordnik.com. [The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806] Reference
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