tree line

noun

Examples of tree line in a Sentence

The hikers had reached the tree line by noon.
Recent Examples on the Web And occasionally sniper fire came from a tree line 50 yards away from his base. Kevin Dayhoff, Baltimore Sun, 22 June 2024 Smoke plumes from the South Fork Fire rise above the tree line as the fire progresses from the Mescalero Apache Indian Reservation to the Lincoln National Forest forcing mandatory evacuations in Ruidoso, New Mexico, on June 17, 2024. CBS News, 18 June 2024 Hours later, 37-year-old Mark Racine of Willington emerged from the residence through a window and ran toward the tree line of a wooded area, according to state police. Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 16 May 2024 In a war where a battle over a single tree line can rage for weeks, the sudden Russian thrust into the area around Ocherytne was the most dangerous kind of problem — fast, deep and surprising. Marc Santora Tyler Hicks, New York Times, 14 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for tree line 

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Word History

First Known Use

1893, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of tree line was in 1893

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“Tree line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tree%20line. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.

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