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
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Canada lynx are elusive wildcats that live in cold boreal forests and prey mainly on snowshoe hares.
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Rachel Dobkin, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
This grade takes into consideration the impact tissue production has on Canada’s boreal forest, a massive swath of old growth trees that stretches for 1.2 billion acres from Newfoundland to Alaska.
—Kristin Hostetter, Outside Online, 28 Aug. 2024
Canada's boreal forest stretches from the Yukon near Alaska east to Newfoundland and Labrador on the Atlantic Coast, more than 1.2 billion acres.
—Keith Matheny, USA TODAY, 20 July 2024
The other option is to gift a cruise through Canada’s St. Lawrence River during the boreal winter aboard Le Commandant Charcot, the world's first icebreaker and hybrid-electric polar exploration ship.
—Sandra MacGregor, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Rachel Dobkin, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
This grade takes into consideration the impact tissue production has on Canada’s boreal forest, a massive swath of old growth trees that stretches for 1.2 billion acres from Newfoundland to Alaska.
—Kristin Hostetter, Outside Online, 28 Aug. 2024
Canada's boreal forest stretches from the Yukon near Alaska east to Newfoundland and Labrador on the Atlantic Coast, more than 1.2 billion acres.
—Keith Matheny, USA TODAY, 20 July 2024
The other option is to gift a cruise through Canada’s St. Lawrence River during the boreal winter aboard Le Commandant Charcot, the world's first icebreaker and hybrid-electric polar exploration ship.
—Sandra MacGregor, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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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
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