timberline

A noun referring to the line or boundary in mountainous regions or high latitudes beyond which trees do not grow due to cold temperatures, short growing seasons, or other environmental factors.

• 🇪🇸Línea o límite en zonas montañosas o de altas latitudes por encima del cual los árboles no crecen debido a las bajas temperaturas, la corta temporada de crecimiento u otros factores ambientales.

1. Tree growth boundary C1 formal

   The line or elevation on a mountain or in polar regions beyond which trees cannot grow due to cold temperatures, lack of soil, or other environmental factors.

   • The hikers stopped just below the timberline to set up camp.
   • Above the timberline, only low-lying shrubs and mosses survive.
   • Climate change is causing the timberline to shift higher up the mountain.

   🇪🇸Límite del bosque

   Sinónimos: tree line

• timberlines plural form
• timberlines' possessive plural form
• timberline's possessive singular form