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Examples of snow line in a Sentence
climbing above the snow line
Recent Examples on the Web
In South America, guanacos – relatives of wild camels– range from sea level to the snow line in the Andes and attempt to interbreed with domestic llamas.
—Discover Magazine, 5 July 2024
In the high Southern Sierra Nevada range, for example, snow lines are projected to rise by more than 1,600 feet by the end of the century.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2024
The snow lines are rising even higher than that when comparing snow associated with atmospheric rivers to other snow events, Gershunov told USA TODAY on Monday.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2024
First, as temperatures get warmer the rain/snow line will move to higher altitudes, meaning that a greater proportion of precipitation will fall as rain.
—Ned Kleiner, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
circa 1835, in the meaning defined above
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Cite this Entry
“Snow line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snow%20line. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.
Kids Definition
snow line
noun
: the lower edge of an area of permanent snow (as a mountain peak)
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