timberline
pronunciation
How to pronounce timberline in British English:
UK ['tɪmbəlaɪn]
How to pronounce timberline in American English:
US ['tɪmbəˌlaɪn]
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- Noun:
- line marking the upper limit of tree growth in mountains or northern latitudes
Word Origin
- timberline (n.)
- 1867, from timber + line (n.).
Example
- 1. Can you reach that apple on the timberline ?
- 2. The timberline has been dead for ten years .
- 3. Can you ability that apple on the timberline ?
- 4. Timberline 's gotta be around here somewhere .
- 5. The man beneath the timberline is my grandfathering .