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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The festive cake also featured red buttercream dots, bows and candy canes, along with green buttercream Christmas trees and buttercream swirls.
—Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
Curiously enough, the most water-needy pine when grown in our area is Monterey pine (Pinus radiata), a California native that is a popular living Christmas tree selection.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 16 Apr. 2026
The next time Rick filed his son’s taxes, the only income to report was from work on a Christmas tree farm.
—Stephen J. Nesbitt, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2026
When his older brother was killed in Korea and his father put the casket by the Christmas tree …
That was crazy.
—Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
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Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
Curiously enough, the most water-needy pine when grown in our area is Monterey pine (Pinus radiata), a California native that is a popular living Christmas tree selection.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 16 Apr. 2026
The next time Rick filed his son’s taxes, the only income to report was from work on a Christmas tree farm.
—Stephen J. Nesbitt, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2026
When his older brother was killed in Korea and his father put the casket by the Christmas tree …
That was crazy.
—Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for Christmas tree
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“Christmas tree.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Christmas%20tree. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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