tree line

American  

[tree-lahyn] / ˈtriˌlaɪn /

Or treeline

noun

1. timberline.

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tree line British  

noun

1. the zone, at high altitudes or high latitudes, beyond which no trees grow. Trees growing between the timberline and the tree line are typically stunted

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tree line Scientific  

1. See timberline

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Example Sentences

Viewed from the village below, or glimpsed on the way up the forested hill, the structure looks topographical—a glistening summit just above a tree line.

From The Wall Street Journal

Only the land above the tree line had been officially closed by the state government.

From Literature

And Christopher, with the dog beside him, struck out beyond the tree line, walking fast for the top of the hill.

From Literature

But when he finally turned down Wallace, the sun was already to the tree line.

From Literature

The true sun glints above the tree line and warms my fur.

From Literature