1
: the topmost part of a tree
2
Examples of treetop in a Sentence
a view from the highest treetop
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Perched near the treetops, Glow opens for lunch that flows into dinner.
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Kathryn Romeyn, Travel + Leisure, 28 Sep. 2025
Watching out the windows of a helicopter in South Africa, a team of conservationists scanned the treetops for signs of life.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2025
The resort, reachable via private heliport or a roughly two-hour drive past small villages, consists of six circular one-bedroom luxury lodges and one three-bedroom treetop villa.
—Devorah Lev-Tov, AFAR Media, 26 Aug. 2025
Steve’s gun barked almost in my ear, and the sound brought that treetop skirmish to a sudden conclusion.
—Charles Elliott, Outdoor Life, 21 Aug. 2025
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Kathryn Romeyn, Travel + Leisure, 28 Sep. 2025
Watching out the windows of a helicopter in South Africa, a team of conservationists scanned the treetops for signs of life.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2025
The resort, reachable via private heliport or a roughly two-hour drive past small villages, consists of six circular one-bedroom luxury lodges and one three-bedroom treetop villa.
—Devorah Lev-Tov, AFAR Media, 26 Aug. 2025
Steve’s gun barked almost in my ear, and the sound brought that treetop skirmish to a sudden conclusion.
—Charles Elliott, Outdoor Life, 21 Aug. 2025
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“Treetop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/treetop. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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treetop
noun
tree·top
ˈtrē-ˌtäp 
1
: the highest part of a tree
2
plural
: the height or line marked by the tops of a group of trees
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