1
: the wood of the pine tree
2
: a wood of pines
—often used in plural but singular or plural in construction

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Enjoy archery, shooting water rockets, tomahawk throwing, exploring fire trucks, racing pinewood derby cars, slacklining, crafts, life-size mazes and more with on-site food trucks offering a variety of cuisines or enjoy your own picnic lunch. — Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 4 May 2026 The pinewood facade was taken down, restored, and reassembled plank by plank. — Paul Jebara, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2026 Mondrago Natural Park’s terrain includes pinewood forests, olive and pistachio groves, and beaches. — Kristine Hansen, Travel + Leisure, 21 Dec. 2025 Made of pinewood, bird’s-eye maple and plain-cut sycamore, the violin is almost certainly the work of a Scottish luthier, Reid said. — Corinna Da Fonseca-Wollheim, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pinewood

Word History

First Known Use

1601, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of pinewood was in 1601

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“Pinewood.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pinewood. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

Kids Definition

1
: the wood of a pine tree
2
: a wood or growth of pines
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