Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

timber line

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.00 in modern English

Syllables: tim-ber -line
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative spelling of timberline.

Example Sentences

"The surroundings become bleak in the extreme as the timber line is approached and trees give place to thinly scattered birches that are little more than bushes."

Inflected Forms

timber lines (plural)

Synonyms

timberline tree line

Questions

What does timber line mean?: Alternative spelling of timberline.

How to pronounce timber line

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