Christmas tree
noun
plural Christmas trees
1
: a usually evergreen tree decorated at Christmas
2
: an oil-well control device consisting of an assembly of fittings placed at the top of the well
3
drag racing
: a set of paired colored lights arranged in two columns on a vertical pole in front of the starting line and used for starting a race
Lights on top of the Christmas tree tell the drivers to enter the staging area. Larger yellow lights mean, "get ready." The green light means "go!"—
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We hung the lights on the Christmas tree.
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In the pictures, Leavitt could be seen posing in front of the Christmas tree in a white sweater dress, holding her stomach.
—Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 7 May 2026
In late November, after the annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony in Millennium Park, 14-year-old Armani Floyd was shot multiple times and died during an out-of-control teen gathering downtown.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 5 May 2026
There’s also caviar and cookies and Christmas trees and Housewives and Bravolebrities, all surrounded by twink elves in Christmas G-strings.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 4 May 2026
An invasive insect that can threaten Michigan's Christmas tree industry, the balsam woolly adelgid, has been found in the Backus Creek State Game Area in Roscommon County, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources said Thursday, April 23.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 23 Apr. 2026
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Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 7 May 2026
In late November, after the annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony in Millennium Park, 14-year-old Armani Floyd was shot multiple times and died during an out-of-control teen gathering downtown.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 5 May 2026
There’s also caviar and cookies and Christmas trees and Housewives and Bravolebrities, all surrounded by twink elves in Christmas G-strings.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 4 May 2026
An invasive insect that can threaten Michigan's Christmas tree industry, the balsam woolly adelgid, has been found in the Backus Creek State Game Area in Roscommon County, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources said Thursday, April 23.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 23 Apr. 2026
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“Christmas tree.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Christmas%20tree. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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