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.

• 🇵🇹Substantivo que designa a linha ou limite, em regiões montanhosas ou de altas latitudes, acima do qual as árvores não crescem devido a baixas temperaturas, estação de crescimento curta ou outros fatores ambientais.

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.

   🇵🇹Linha das árvores

   Sinônimos: tree line

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