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treetop

American  
[tree-top] / ˈtriˌtɒp /

noun

  1. the top tops or uppermost branches of a tree.


Etymology

Origin of treetop

First recorded in 1520–30; tree + top 1

Example Sentences

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After it was all over and the monkeys had again disappeared in the treetops, I looked to Rowdy for some kind of understanding.

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He remembered how good it felt to rest on a rock, high on a hill, and look out over the treetops.

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What if the watery void I was falling through now had once been the air above his treetops?

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That day she had flown over treetops, her shoes brushing the tips of their branches, and swooped low, causing a herd of unicorns to scatter.

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Ahead, through a gap in the treetops, we catch a glimpse of clouds, pink and gray in the fading twilight.

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