Unit of measurement of pulpwood defined as a pile containing 128 cubic feet of wood, stacked eight feet long, four feet wide and four feet high.
128 cubic feet of stacked roundwood (whole or split, with or without bark) containing wood and airspace, with all the pieces of similar length and lined up on approximately the same direction. Example: a pile of firewood 4'x4'x8'.
a stack of wood logs which measures 4 x 4 x 8 feet (128 cubic feet).
A standard cord contains 128 cubic feet of wood, air, and bark. It is the equivalent of a stack of wood eight feet long, four feet high, and four feet wide.
a unit of wood cut for fuel that is equal to a stack 4 x 4 by 8 feet or 128 cubic feet. A cord is the legal measure of fuelwood volume in Maryland.
(forestry) A stack of wood that has a gross volume of 128 cubic feet. A standard cord measures 4 feet x 4 feet x 8 feet.
A unit of measure equal to a stack of wood 4x4x8 feet or 128 cubic feet.
a unit of amount of wood cut for burning; 128 cubic feet
stack in cords; "cord firewood"
a lot of wood - sometimes
a measurement applied to stacked roundwood such as firewood
a pile of wood that is eight feet long, four feet broad, and four feet high ( OED )
a stack of wood measuring A
a stack of wood that is four feet wide, four feet long, and eight feet high
A unit of measurement equal to a stack of wood 4 x 4 x 8 feet or 128 cubic feet. Pulpwood is often measured in cords.
stack of wood 4'x4'x8' or the equivalent
A stack of wood containing 128 cubic feet. The standard dimensions are 4 x 4 x 8 feet.
Terms Commonly used in Management Plans] [ Forest Stewardship] A stack of round or split wood containing 128 cubic feet including wood, bark and air space. A standard cord measures 4 feet by 8 feet by 4 feet.
a unit of volume used in measuring wood products. A standard cord occupies 128 cubic feet of space and contains approximately 85 cubic feet of wood. It is commonly described as a close piled stack of wood 4 feet high, 8 feet long, with sticks 4 feet in length. A cord is the legal measure of fuelwood volume in Maine.
a volume of stacked wood measuring 4'x4'x8' or 128cu.ft.
A stack of wood consisting of 128 cubic feet. A cord has standard dimensions of 4' x 4' x 8' including air space and bark. One cord contains about 1.2 BDT.
A standard cord contains 128 cubic feet of wood, air, and bark. It is the equivalent of a stack of logs that is 4 feet x 4 feet x 8 feet.
A unit of measurement equal to a stack of wood four–by–four–by–eight feet, or 128 cubic feet. Yellow pine is often measured in cords whereby 2.78 tons is equal to one cord.
a stack of fuelwood, pulpwood or other material that measures 4 x 4 x 8 ft, or 128ft3
Stacks of hardwood 4' high by 4' wide by 8' long. It is the measure by which firewood is customarily sold , sawdust is sometimes sold, and small diameter logs sometimes bought. One cord is the equivalent of 128 cubic feet, 4.7 cubic yards. The weight of a cord varies if it is green (freshly cut), seasoned (partially air dried), or dry (KD or kiln-dried).
A traditional North American unit for measuring the volume of wood. A cord represents a pile of neatly stacked wood that measures 1.2 m x 2.4 m x 1.2 m (4 ft. x 8 ft. x 4 ft.). The pile volume, including air spaces, is 3.6-m3 (128 cu. ft.), but the actual solid wood volume is about 2.3-m3 (80 cu. ft.). A cord of softwood weighs about 1.6 t. A cord of green soft-wood (chipped) can displace about 340 L of heating oil.
a unit of gross volume measurement for stacked round or cleft wood, based on external dimensions, e.g., a stack of wood 4 ft high, 4 ft thick, and 8 ft long.
(1) A thick string or thin rope. (2) A rib on the surface of ribbed material. (3) A slender, flexible, insulated cable, which is fitted with a plug to connect something to an outlet. (4) A quantity of firewood measuring 4 feet deep by 4 feet high by 8 feet long.
A unit of measure used in conjunction with trees of a suitable size to be converted into pulpwood. chip-n- saw, firewood, or other products that are not measured in terms of board feet. A standard cord is a unit of stacked wood measuring 4 feet by 4 feet by 8 feet. Also see “Board foot,” “Chip-n-saw,” “MBF,” and “Pulpwood.
A measure of volume, 4 by 4 by 8 feet, used to define amounts of stacked wood available for use as fuel. Burned, a cord of wood produces about 5 million calories of energy.
A unit of measure of wood that is equivalent to a pile of round wood 4 feet wide, 8 feet long and 4 feet high. Contains 128 cubic feet of wood and space. May contain approximately 80 to 90 cubic feet of solid wood. A common, but fairly meaningless conversion is 500 board feet per cord. See face cord.
128 cubic feet of wood (a stack 4' x 4' x 8' which contains air in between the pieces of wood), roughly 79 actual cubic feet of wood, which is approximately equivalent to 500 board feet of wood.
A standard unit of measure equivalent to 128 cubic feet of round or split wood. A standard cord measures 4 feet by 4 feet by 8 feet. A face cord or short cord is 4 feet by 8 feet by any length of wood under 4 feet.
A unit of measure often used for firewood stacked 4' long x 4' high x 8' long.
One cord equals a pile of wood 4 feet by 4 feet by 8 feet.
A stack of round or split wood consisting of 128 cubic feet of wood, bark, and air space. A standard cord measures 4 feet by 4 feet by 8 feet and contains about 85 cubic feet of solid wood.
Usually a pile of pulpwood 8 feet long, 4 feet wide and 4 feet high, containing 128 cubic feet.
Pulpwood volume measurement indicating a pile measuring 4 ft. x 4 ft. x 8 ft., equaling 128 ft.
The cord is a unit of dry volume used in Canada and in the United States to measure firewood. One cord is defined as 128 foot³ (~3.62 m³), corresponding to a woodpile 8 foot wide × 4 foot high of 4 foot long logs. In the metric system, wood is usually measured in steres or cubic metres: 1 stere = 1 m³ ≈ 0.276 cords.