timberline

[ tim-ber-lahyn ]

/ ˈtɪm bərˌlaɪn /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR timberline ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

the altitude above sea level at which timber ceases to grow.

the arctic or antarctic limit of tree growth.

Also called tree line, tree·line

[tree-lahyn] /ˈtriˌlaɪn/ .

Origin of timberline

An Americanism dating back to 1865–70; timber + line¹

Words nearby timberline

timbering, timberjack, Timberlake, timberland, timber limit, timberline, timberman, timber mill, timber rattlesnake, timber right, timber wolf

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Example sentences from the Web for timberline

Old Timberline started down into a caon as though to descend a gully diagonally to the bottom.
The Grizzly|Enos A. Mills
Beech trees appear at all elevations between 3,000 feet and the timberline.
Area Handbook for Albania|Eugene K. Keefe
Timberline; terrific glacial work; high perpendicular precipices.
Rocky Mountain [Colorado] National Park|United States Dept. of the Interior
Already weak, they did not get down to timberline the first day.
Watched by Wild Animals|Enos A. Mills

The territory dominated by old “Timberline” had an area of about eighty square miles.
The Grizzly|Enos A. Mills

British Dictionary definitions for timberline

timberline

/ (ˈtɪmbəˌlaɪn) /

noun

the altitudinal or latitudinal limit of normal tree growthSee also tree line

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Scientific definitions for timberline

timberline

[ tĭm′bər-līn′ ]

A geographic boundary beyond which trees cannot grow. On the Earth as a whole, the timberline is the northernmost or southernmost latitude at which trees can survive; in a mountainous region, it is the highest elevation at which trees can survive. Also called tree line

单词	timberline
释义	timberline [ tim-ber-lahyn ] / ˈtɪm bərˌlaɪn / SEE SYNONYMS FOR timberline ON THESAURUS.COM noun the altitude above sea level at which timber ceases to grow. the arctic or antarctic limit of tree growth. Also called tree line, tree·line [tree-lahyn] /ˈtriˌlaɪn/ . Origin of timberline An Americanism dating back to 1865–70; timber + line¹ Words nearby timberline timbering, timberjack, Timberlake, timberland, timber limit, timberline, timberman, timber mill, timber rattlesnake, timber right, timber wolf Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for timberline Old Timberline started down into a caon as though to descend a gully diagonally to the bottom. The Grizzly\|Enos A. Mills Beech trees appear at all elevations between 3,000 feet and the timberline. Area Handbook for Albania\|Eugene K. Keefe Timberline; terrific glacial work; high perpendicular precipices. Rocky Mountain [Colorado] National Park\|United States Dept. of the Interior Already weak, they did not get down to timberline the first day. Watched by Wild Animals\|Enos A. Mills The territory dominated by old “Timberline” had an area of about eighty square miles. The Grizzly\|Enos A. Mills British Dictionary definitions for timberline timberline / (ˈtɪmbəˌlaɪn) / noun the altitudinal or latitudinal limit of normal tree growthSee also tree line Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for timberline timberline [ tĭm′bər-līn′ ] A geographic boundary beyond which trees cannot grow. On the Earth as a whole, the timberline is the northernmost or southernmost latitude at which trees can survive; in a mountainous region, it is the highest elevation at which trees can survive. Also called tree line The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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