tree line

noun

Examples of tree line in a Sentence

The hikers had reached the tree line by noon.
Recent Examples on the Web Within minutes of their arrival, the fresh fighters came under attack, fired on by Russians from a nearby tree line. Tyler Hicks, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2024 The Humvee then traveled off the right side of the highway and overturned into a nearby tree line. The Enquirer, 11 Apr. 2024 The collision caused the Humvee to go off the road and flip into the nearby tree line, according to police. Greg Wehner, Fox News, 10 Apr. 2024 By contrast, where sea ice has been stable, not much is happening with the nearby tree lines. Matt Simon, WIRED, 4 Mar. 2024 His unit was then assigned to a tree line along the evacuation routes — one of the last lines of defense — to cover the troops pulling out. Kostiantyn Khudov, Washington Post, 2 Mar. 2024 The Russians made six attempts to seize control of the tree line, Dmytro said, and his units repelled them each time with artillery. Oleksandr Chubko Lynsey Addario, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2024 The next day, on their seventh attempt, the Russians took the tree line and cut the lower road, Dmytro said. Oleksandr Chubko Lynsey Addario, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2024 The team could quantify the white spruce in the region with satellite imagery that shows how the tree line has changed over time. Matt Simon, WIRED, 4 Mar. 2024

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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 2 May. 2024.

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tree line

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