timberline

noun
/ˈtɪmbɚˌlaɪn/US

Etymology

From timber + line.

  1. derived from linea
  2. derived from ligne
  3. derived from *līno-
  4. inherited from *līną
  5. inherited from *līnǭ
  6. inherited from *līnā
  7. inherited from līne
  8. inherited from line
  9. compounded as timberline — “timber + line

Definitions

  1. The height or limit beyond which trees do not grow in mountainous or Arctic regions.

    • Most flocks in the Sierra and the Rocky Mountains live above the timber-line and at an altitude of twelve thousand feet.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA