Akademik

tree line

noun

line marking the upper limit of tree growth in mountains or northern latitudes

• Syn: ↑timber line, ↑timberline

• Hypernyms: ↑line

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noun

: timberline

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timberline.

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tree line same as ↑timber line (see under ↑timber).

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Main Entry: ↑tree

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tree line,

= timber line. (Cf. ↑timberline)

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n. another term for timberline

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noun [singular]

: ↑timberline

The hikers had reached the tree line by noon.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.