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!"Lori Polydoros

Examples of Christmas tree in a Sentence

We hung the lights on the Christmas tree.
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Word History

First Known Use

1826, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of Christmas tree was in 1826

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Christmas tree

noun
: a usually evergreen tree decorated at Christmas

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