tree line

noun

Examples of tree line in a Sentence

The hikers had reached the tree line by noon.
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Bidding’s partner, Detective Jeffrey Jensen, walked to a fence last week and saw about 20 feet inside the tree line the body of the 31-year-old fast food restaurant employee who had a cognitive disability. Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Apr. 2026 Despite its handicaps, Western analysts and officials say Ukraine has in recent months recorded battlefield successes against Russia’s bigger army, disrupting a spring offensive started by Russia amid improving weather, as fields dry out and new foliage on tree lines offers more cover. ABC News, 14 Apr. 2026 The crash happened Monday along Highway 65 in Franklin County, where officials say the vehicle left the roadway, crossed into the opposite lane and slammed into a tree line before catching fire. Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2026 Finland’s Arctic is, unlike North America’s, virtually all below the tree line. Liam Denning, Bloomberg, 12 Mar. 2026 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 27 Apr. 2026.

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