boreal

adjective

bo·​re·​al ˈbȯr-ē-əl 

1

: of, relating to, or located in northern regions

boreal waters

2

: of, relating to, or comprising the northern biotic area characterized especially by dominance of coniferous forests

Examples of boreal in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Samantha Burgess, deputy director of C3S, said the world had experienced the hottest June and August, the hottest day on record and the hottest boreal summer on record in the space of just three months. —Sam Meredith, CNBC, 6 Sep. 2024

The global average temperature in June, July and August — known as the boreal summer in the Northern hemisphere — was a record-breaking 62.24 degrees, according to the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service. —Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2024

Snowshoe Under the Northern Lights in Winnipeg Experience the magic of the Northern Lights on a snowshoe adventure with Nanuk Operations, led by Indigenous guides in Winnipeg's boreal forest. —Laura Begley Bloom, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024

That because of the vast carbon storage in the boreal forests that ring the Arctic, as well as shifts in the western United States' forest composition due to long-term climate change and its related hazards. —Andrew Freedman, Axios, 24 Oct. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Middle English boriall, from Late Latin borealis, from Latin boreas north wind, north, from Greek, from Boreas

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

boreal

adjective

bo·​re·​al ˈbō(ə)r-ē-əl 

ˈbȯ(ə)r-

: of, relating to, or located or growing in northern or mountainous regions