Definition of Tree line

1. Noun. Line marking the upper limit of tree growth in mountains or northern latitudes.

Exact synonyms: Timber Line, Timberline
Generic synonyms: Line

Definition of Tree line

1. Noun. A division in altitude above which trees tend not to grow on mountains. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tree Line

tree farms
tree frog
tree frogs
tree fuchsia
tree heath
tree house
tree houses
tree hugger
tree huggers
tree kangaroo
tree kangaroos
tree kingfisher
tree kingfishers
tree lawn
tree line (current term)
tree lizard
tree lupine
tree mallow
tree martin
tree measurement sale
tree of heaven
tree of knowledge
tree of the gods
tree onion
tree pangolin
tree pangolins
tree pipit
tree pipits
tree poppy

Literary usage of Tree line

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Permafrost: Second International Conference, July 13-28, 1973 : USSR by Frederick J. Sanger, Peter J. Hyde (1978)
"In the Asiatic part of the USSR, a definite parallelism has been found to exist between the tree- line and the summer thawing depths of 40-60 cm. ..."

2. A Sketch of the History of Attleborough: From Its Settlement to the Division by John Daggett, Amelia Daggett Shellfield (1894)
"During this year (1855) the Angle tree line was remeasured. April 7, 1856, the committee on division reported as follows : — Your Committee, chosen at the ..."

3. Australia as it is: Of Facts and Features, Sketches and Incidents of by John Morison (1867)
"... where there is no ' marked tree line,' or bush track, to guide him, are much as follows : ' Keep down the side of the river (or creek) for nearly three ..."

4. Elementary Physical Geography by William Morris Davis (1902)
"Many animals survive in mountains after disappearing from the surrounding lower ground. Various kinds of FIG. 187. Stunted Trees at the tree line on ..."

5. The Geographical Journal by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain). (1896)
"The Lyall's larch can only contest on equal terms with the spruce at about 6800 feet above sea-level, and from there up to the tree-line, ..."

6. Howard's Hill and Other True Stories: Small Unit Marine Action in Vietnam by DIANE Publishing Company (1990)
"Some was coming from the distant tree line to the left. ... To his left front he could hear the crack of sniper rifles coming from a tree line. ..."

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