tree line

noun

Examples of tree line in a Sentence

The hikers had reached the tree line by noon.
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On the day in question, Trump was playing golf on the course when a Secret Service agent spotted a gun barrel poking out from the tree line near the sixth green, according to investigators. Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 18 Dec. 2024 Trump was golfing when a Secret Service agent discovered a man with a rifle who was waiting along the tree line of the course. Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2024 On Friday night, flames could be seen piercing through thick tree line in the 526-acre New York City park in the middle of the borough. Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 9 Nov. 2024 The skier triggered the avalanche at the tree line on Mines Peak, according to an accident report from the Colorado Avalanche Information Center. Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 4 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for tree line 

Word History

First Known Use

1893, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of tree line was in 1893

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“Tree line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tree%20line. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.

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tree line

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