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tree lines

tree lines is the plural of tree line.

Meaning of tree line

Noun

tree line (plural tree lines)

  1. A division in altitude (or latitude) above which trees tend not to grow on mountains.
    • Snowsheds and snow fences protect the line on either side of Semskfjell, but the country soon begins to lose some of its bleakness, and the tree line is regained at Lønsdal (1,680 ft. above sea-level), where the line is high on a hillside, commanding widespread views of the mountains.1957 August, H. A. Vallance, “By Rail to the Norwegian Arctic”, in Railway Magazine, page 575

Questions about tree lines

What is tree lines the plural of?
Tree lines is the plural of tree line.

Words near tree lines in the dictionary

  1. tree kingfisher
  2. tree kingfishers
  3. tree lawn
  4. tree lawns
  5. tree line
  6. tree lines
  7. tree lizard
  8. tree lizards
  9. tree lobster
  10. tree lobsters
  11. tree lucerne moth

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