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tree line

[tree-lahyn] / ˈtriˌlaɪn /
NOUN
line past which no trees grow
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Viewed from the village below, or glimpsed on the way up the forested hill, the structure looks topographical—a glistening summit just above a tree line.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

Her frantic run down to the tree line, which covered several miles and about 2,000 vertical feet, took at least an hour.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 15, 2025

Although many of Alabama’s old-growth forests have long been cut down and replaced with trees that grow on a timeline more suitable for its logging industry, its tree line is still lush and visually impressive.

From Slate • Aug. 31, 2025

He used to farm the fields nearby their dug-out – hidden in a tree line.

From BBC • May 26, 2024

Then the wolves of Ashton Place were off, slipping like four shadows through the meadow grass and over the rolling fields until they disappeared beyond the tree line into the mysterious woods beyond.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood