Phrase guide

tree line

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A division in altitude (or latitude) above which trees tend not to grow on mountains.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

line marking the upper limit of tree growth in mountains or northern latitudes

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: timber line, timberline

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: line

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: límit forestal — Translations
  • Catalan: límit arbori — Translations
  • Chinese Mandarin: 林木綫 /林木线 (línmùxiàn) — Translations
  • Danish: trægrænse — Translations
  • Finnish: puuraja — Translations
  • German: Baumgrenze — Translations
  • German: Waldgrenze — Translations
  • Japanese: 森林限界 (shinringenkai) — Translations
  • Korean: 삼림한계선 (samnimhan'gyeseon) — Translations
  • Norwegian Bokmål: tregrense — Translations
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: tregrense — Translations
  • Persian: دارمرز (dârmarz) — Translations
  • Polish: granica drzew — Translations
  • Portuguese: linha das árvores — Translations
  • Russian: граница древесной растительности (granica drevesnoj rastitelʹnosti) — Translations
  • Russian: граница леса (granica lesa) — Translations
  • Serbo-Croatian: rub šume — Translations
  • Swedish: trädgräns — Translations