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treestand

treestand noun: an open or enclosed platform secured to trees to provide a vantage point for hunters.

Noun

treestand (plural treestands)

  1. An open or enclosed platform secured to trees to provide a vantage point for hunters.
    • "If you're in a treestand, you need to think specifically about what kind of tree you're hunting from, so you can match the camo correctly," said Burch, a 30-year-old iron worker, who grew up hunting the Missouri woods near the town of Montrose, where he now lives.2007 December 22, Scott Bowen, “Hunting Expands. So Does Camouflage. Can You See a Pattern Here?”, in New York Times

Forms of treestand

pluraltreestands
alternative formtree stand

Origin of treestand

From tree + stand.

Questions about treestand

What does treestand mean?
Treestand means an open or enclosed platform secured to trees to provide a vantage point for hunters.
What part of speech is treestand?
Treestand is a noun.
What is the plural of treestand?
The plural of treestand is treestands.

Words near treestand in the dictionary

  1. treeship
  2. treeshrew
  3. treeshrews
  4. treespace
  5. treespaces
  6. treestand
  7. treestands
  8. treestump
  9. treestumps
  10. treeswift
  11. treeswifts

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