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Definition of Tree line
1. Noun. Line marking the upper limit of tree growth in mountains or northern latitudes.
Definition of Tree line
1. Noun. A division in altitude above which trees tend not to grow on mountains. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tree Line
Literary usage of Tree line
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Permafrost: Second International Conference, July 13-28, 1973 : USSR by Frederick J. Sanger, Peter J. Hyde (1978)
"In the Asiatic part of the USSR, a definite parallelism has been found to exist
between the tree- line and the summer thawing depths of 40-60 cm. ..."
2. A Sketch of the History of Attleborough: From Its Settlement to the Division by John Daggett, Amelia Daggett Shellfield (1894)
"During this year (1855) the Angle tree line was remeasured. April 7, 1856, the
committee on division reported as follows : — Your Committee, chosen at the ..."
3. Australia as it is: Of Facts and Features, Sketches and Incidents of by John Morison (1867)
"... where there is no ' marked tree line,' or bush track, to guide him, are much
as follows : ' Keep down the side of the river (or creek) for nearly three ..."
4. Elementary Physical Geography by William Morris Davis (1902)
"Many animals survive in mountains after disappearing from the surrounding lower
ground. Various kinds of FIG. 187. Stunted Trees at the tree line on ..."
5. The Geographical Journal by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain). (1896)
"The Lyall's larch can only contest on equal terms with the spruce at about 6800
feet above sea-level, and from there up to the tree-line, ..."
6. Howard's Hill and Other True Stories: Small Unit Marine Action in Vietnam by DIANE Publishing Company (1990)
"Some was coming from the distant tree line to the left. ... To his left front he
could hear the crack of sniper rifles coming from a tree line. ..."
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