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Timberline

🔄 Synonyms of "Timberline"

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Word	Definition
tree linenoun	A division in altitude (or latitude) above which trees tend not to grow on mountains.
timber linenoun	Alternative spelling of timberline. [The height or limit beyond which trees do not grow in mountainous or Arctic regions.]

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Timberline"

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Word	Definition
tree linenoun	A division in altitude (or latitude) above which trees tend not to grow on mountains.
timber linenoun	Alternative spelling of timberline. [The height or limit beyond which trees do not grow in mountainous or Arctic regions.]
tree-linenoun	The edge of the habitat at which trees are capable of growing; the timberline.
treelinenoun	Alternative spelling of tree line. [A division in altitude (or latitude) above which trees tend not to grow on mountains.]
tidemarknoun	a line (of seaweed or differently coloured sand etc) on the shore showing the level of high or low tide
horizonnoun	The visible horizontal line (in all directions) where the sky appears to meet the earth in the distance.
red linenoun	(figuratively) A boundary or limit which should not be crossed.
limitrophenoun	A border state or area.
thresholdnoun	The lowermost part of a doorway that one crosses to enter; a sill.
altitudenoun	The absolute height of a location, usually measured from sea level.
delimitationnoun	A limit or boundary.
freezing levelnoun	(meteorology) The altitude at which the temperature of the atmosphere is 0°C at a specific location
extreme pointnoun	(mathematics) The maximum or minimum of a function.
hyperboreanoun	(Greek mythology) the land of sunshine and plenty, beyond the northern wind, home to the hyperboreans, a race of giants
height above average terrainnoun	(radio) The height of a radio transmitter, including the antenna, as compared to the average terrain height in the surrounding area between three and sixteen kilometers from the antenna site.
edge of the earthnoun	(idiomatic) A very remote place.
asymptotenoun	(mathematical analysis) A straight line which a curve approaches arbitrarily closely as it goes to infinity. The limit of the curve; its tangent "at infinity".
terminusnoun	The end or final point of something.
limit of positive stabilitynoun	(nautical) The maximum angle at which a watercraft can heel without capsizing.
thermopausenoun	(astronomy, meteorology) The boundary between the thermosphere and the exosphere in a planetary atmosphere.