spinney

• Un petit bois ou un bosquet, en particulier un taillis servant d'abri à la faune sauvage.

A small wood or copse, especially one that provides shelter for game animals.

1. Small wooded areaC1formalbritish

   A small area of trees and bushes, often used as a shelter for game animals.

   Bosquet

   • The hunters waited quietly near the spinney for the pheasants to appear.
   • A small spinney of birch trees grew at the edge of the field.
   • The children loved to play hide-and-seek in the old spinney behind the farm.

   Synonymesbrakecoppicecopsecovertgrovethicket