pine needle
the needlelike leaf of a pine tree.
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How to use pine needle in a sentence
I carved through the pine needles and soft dirt on the UCSC campus as if I were aboard a mountain bike with 29-inch wheels.
Mountain-Bike Roots in a Do-Almost-Everything Gravel Racer | cobrien | November 30, 2021 | Outside OnlineWe’ve thinned trees immediately around our home and keep our gutters clear of pine needles.
At Glacier’s Edge, the Flames Have Always Come for My Family Cabin | jversteegh | August 20, 2021 | Outside OnlineWeave smaller branches into the framework, then weatherproof the shelter by stacking green branches against it with the tapering ends slanted down, so that the pine needles or leaves direct runoff to the ground, instead of absorbing it.
How to survive three days in the wild | By Keith McCafferty/Field & Stream | January 26, 2021 | Popular-ScienceYou can use anything that traps air like leaves, grass, ferns, moss, pine needles, brush and tree boughs, and the material can be wet.
Winter survival shelters you should know how to build | By Tim MacWelch/Outdoor Life | December 21, 2020 | Popular-ScienceHis whole weary frame was stretched upon the pine-needle carpet, the lines of his face were relaxed, and his eyes fast shut.
Red Pepper Burns | Grace S. Richmond
More showers than those of cakes and cookies, said Miss Mackin from the depths of her pine needle pillow.
The Girl Scouts at Camp Comalong | Lillian GarisDont wake Mackey, giggled Louise, after Mackey had thrown a leaky pine needle pillow at her head.
The Girl Scouts at Camp Comalong | Lillian GarisSome slippery pine-needle slopes we had to run across, for light quick steps were the only means of safe travel.
Tales of lonely trails | Zane GreyEvery little pine needle expanded and swelled with sympathy and befriended me.
British Dictionary definitions for pine needle
any of the fine pointed leaves of a pine
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