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timberline
[ tim-ber-lahyn ]
noun
- the altitude above sea level at which timber ceases to grow.
- the Arctic or Antarctic limit of tree growth.
timberline
/ ˈɪəˌɪ /
noun
- the altitudinal or latitudinal limit of normal tree growth See also tree line
timberline
/ ĭ′ə-ī′ /
- A geographic boundary beyond which trees cannot grow. On the Earth as a whole, the timberline is the northernmost or southernmost latitude at which trees can survive; in a mountainous region, it is the highest elevation at which trees can survive.
- Also called tree line
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Found from the coast to the timberline, blueberries are in the same family as the huckleberry.
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State Parks and Recreation Director Cody Schulz said the campground will be built on former agricultural land on the gorge’s timberline.
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The Polar Star Inn is just below timberline on the west side of New York Mountain.
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The portrait of Sessions is of a man for whom merely ordering lunch seems to be above the timberline of his intellect and curiosity.
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Hood to Coast is a 35-leg relay that starts at the timberline Lodge on Mount Hood and ends at the coast in Seaside.
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