timberline en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈtɪmbɚˌlaɪn/ (US)
Etymology
From timber + line.
Meanings
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The height or limit beyond which trees do not grow in mountainous or Arctic regions.
Most flocks in the Sierra and the Rocky Mountains live above the timber-line and at an altitude of twelve thousand feet.
1915 April 14, Enos A. Mills, “Wild Mountain Sheep”, in The Rocky Mountain Wonderland, Houghton Mifflin, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 37:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| timberlines | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| timber line | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
timberline sagebrush · timberline sparrow