tree line
A division in altitude above which trees tend not to grow on mountainsA division in altitude (or latitude) above which trees tend not to grow on mountains.
» Tom walked down the tree-lined avenue.
Meaning
1 sensesA division in altitude (or latitude) above which trees tend not to grow on mountains.
Baumgrenze, Waldgrenze
граница древесной растительностиgranica drevesnoj rastitelʹnosti, граница лесаgranica lesa
- line marking the upper limit of tree growth in mountains or northern latitudes
Examples
18 sentencesTom walked down the tree-lined avenue.
I came walking out of the tree line.
Rail services are suspended because of fallen trees on the line.
deDer Zugverkehr wurde wegen umgestürzter Bäume auf der Strecke unterbrochen.
Rail services have been suspended because of fallen trees on the line.
deDer Bahnverkehr wurde wegen auf die Gleise gestürzter Bäume eingestellt.
Fyodor stood on the tree line.
Translations
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Forms
plural: tree linesSynonyms
2 synonyms- line marking the upper limit of tree growth in mountains or northern latitudes:timber linetimberline