treeline

🇺🇸 /ˈtriːlaɪn/ 🇬🇧 /ˈtriːlaɪn/
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The highest point on a mountain above which trees do not grow.

The cabin is just below the treeline, where the forest starts to thin out.

translation

n. The highest point on a mountain above which trees do not grow.

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Plural treelines