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timberline

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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tim·ber·line /ˈtɪmbəlaɪn $ -ər-/ noun [singular] technical  1. TMHBPthe height above the level of the sea beyond which trees will not grow 林木线〔指树木能生长的最高海拔〕2. TMHBPthe northern or southern limit in the world beyond which trees will not grow 树木生长线〔指南、北半球树木能生长的最高纬度〕
Examples from the Corpus
timberlineThese valleys well below timberline are dusty already, even though it is early spring.
tim·ber·line nounChineseSyllable
which level above of beyond the Corpus sea the the height


timberline
timberline /ˈtɪmbəlaɪn $ -ər-/ noun [singular] technical
1. the height above the level of the sea beyond which trees will not grow
2. the northern or southern limit in the world beyond which trees will not grow