: having been cut or knocked down
felled trees/timber

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The ground cover was thick with ferns, moss, felled trees, and other low-lying plants. Greg Sullivan, AFAR Media, 15 Sep. 2025 New York’s Rockwell Group worked with the local studio Be Woodsy to transform Toronto’s felled trees into unique decor objects, such as signposts, DJ booths, and end tables. Siobhan Reid, Vogue, 5 Sep. 2025 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 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 23 Sep. 2025.

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