tree line en · NOUN
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A division in altitude (or latitude) above which trees tend not to grow on mountains.
Snowsheds and snow fences protect the line on either side of Semskfjell, but the country soon begins to lose some of its bleakness, and the tree line is regained at Lønsdal (1,680 ft. above sea-level), where the line is high on a hillside, commanding widespread views of the mountains.
1957 August 14, H. A. Vallance, “By Rail to the Norwegian Arctic”, in Railway Magazine, page 575:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| treeline | alternative | lexicographic | |
| tree lines | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (18)
ko 삼림한계선 (Translations) · ru граница леса (Translations) · ru граница древесной растительности (Translations) · ca límit arbori (Translations) · ja 森林限界 (Translations) · nb tregrense (Translations) · de Baumgrenze (Translations) · cmn 林木綫 /林木线 (Translations) · nn tregrense (Translations) · de Waldgrenze (Translations) · ca límit forestal (Translations) · fa دارمرز (Translations) · fi puuraja (Translations) · da trægrænse (Translations) · sh rub šume (Translations) · sv trädgräns (Translations) · pt linha das árvores (Translations) · pl granica drzew (Translations)