tree line

noun

Examples of tree line in a Sentence

The hikers had reached the tree line by noon.
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The Mustang then entered the direct path of the Mirage for a head-on crash, after which the Mustang ran off the road and into the tree line. Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2025 Minutes earlier, a bomb-laden quadcopter flown by another team slammed against a howitzer hidden in the tree line. C.j. Chivers Robert Fass Krish Seenivasan Steven Szczesniak, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024 In the area of the tree line where the suspect was seen, agents found a digital camera, two bags, including a backpack, and a loaded SKS-style 7.62x39 caliber rifle with a scope, according to the complaint. Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 18 Dec. 2024 Although authorities have not connected the case to Berling, in July, a woman from Kentucky identified as 33-year-old Brittany Sands was found dead in the tree line near the 6000 block of Schumacher Park Drive on June 30. Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 12 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for tree line 

Word History

First Known Use

1893, in the meaning defined above

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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 18 Jan. 2025.

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