timberline
/tim-ber-lahyn/US // ˈtɪm bərˌlaɪn //UK // (ˈtɪmbəˌlaɪn) //
木线,林荫道,林木线,林线
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : the altitude above sea level at which timber ceases to grow.
- : the Arctic or Antarctic limit of tree growth.
Synonyms & Antonyms
as intree line
Examples
He blew across Chilcoot Pass, above timberline, in the first swirl of autumn snow.
All have had to cross their Badlands, ride roughshod above the timberline or grab for cover to avoid a ricochet.
A little above them shone the snow line belting the giants of granite, and here the timberline spread in brown.
To these timberline drifts, when fringed with flowers, the mother and the cubs sometimes came.
Unfamiliar with timberline trees, two of the dogs in dodging the bears leaped into the matted growths.
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