: having been cut or knocked down
felled trees/timber

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From Key West to Belle Glade and Jupiter, roadways were blocked by felled trees and littered with tree limbs, roof tiles and other debris. Miami Herald, 11 July 2025 Behind him, the giant trunk of a felled cypress tree lay alongside the slab of the home where his son and his three friends were spending the holiday weekend. Erik Ortiz, NBC news, 9 July 2025 The British-American painter Nancy Cadogan, who has a home near the HS2 route, between Oxfordshire and Northamptonshire, has channeled nostalgia — her own, and that of friends, neighbors, and members of the public — for the felled trees into a new exhibition at the Garden Museum in London. Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 8 July 2025 Other environmental impacts Expanding logging operations also comes with environmental concerns, including how felled trees could release vast amounts of carbon into the atmosphere. Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 8 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for felled

Word History

First Known Use

1664, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of felled was in 1664

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“Felled.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/felled. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.

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