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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. 1
    • : the altitude above sea level at which timber ceases to grow.
    • : the Arctic or Antarctic limit of tree growth.

Synonyms & Antonyms

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.