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beechwood

name · noun · 13 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • General-American: /ˈbit͡ʃˌwʊd/
  • CMU ARPABET: B IY1 CH W UH2 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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Meaning 1

A suburb of Runcorn, Halton borough, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ5380).

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Meaning 2

A neighbourhood of Bidston, Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SJ2889).

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Meaning 3

A settlement in Berkswell parish, Metropolitan Borough of Solihull, West Midlands, England (OS grid ref SP2677).

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Meaning 4

A suburb, ward, and community (without a council) in the City of Newport, Wales (OS grid ref ST3388).

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Meaning 5

A locality in the Port Macquarie-Hastings council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia.

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Meaning 6

A community in North Middlesex, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada.

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Meaning 7

An unincorporated community in Crawford County, Indiana, United States.

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Meaning 8

An unincorporated community in Iron County, Michigan, United States.

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Meaning 9

An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Ottawa County, Michigan.

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Meaning 10

An unincorporated community in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, United States.

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noun

Meaning 11

The wood of beech trees (Fagus spp.).

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Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning 12

A wood largely populated with beech trees.

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Usage: countable, uncountable

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noun

Meaning 13

wood of any of various beech trees; used for flooring and containers and plywood and tool handles

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Synonyms: beech

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Broader terms: wood

History

Etymology

From beech + wood.

Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: ahishtë — the wood of the beech tree
  • German: Buchenholz — the wood of the beech tree
  • Luxembourgish: Bichenholz — the wood of the beech tree
  • Polish: buczyna — the wood of the beech tree
  • Albanian: dru ahu — a wood largely populated with beech trees
  • Aromanian: fãdzet — a wood largely populated with beech trees
  • Asturian: fayéu — a wood largely populated with beech trees
  • Asturian: fayal — a wood largely populated with beech trees
  • Asturian: fayedal — a wood largely populated with beech trees
  • German: Buchenwald — a wood largely populated with beech trees
  • Italian: faggeto — a wood largely populated with beech trees
  • Old English: bōcwudu — a wood largely populated with beech trees
  • Polish: buczyna — a wood largely populated with beech trees
  • Portuguese: faial — a wood largely populated with beech trees
  • Romanian: făget — a wood largely populated with beech trees
  • Romanian: faganiș — a wood largely populated with beech trees
  • Spanish: hayedo — a wood largely populated with beech trees