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Definitions

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. n. The uppermost part of a tree.

Wiktionary

  1. n. The crown or uppermost branches of a tree

WordNet 3.0

  1. n. the upper branches and leaves of a tree or other plant

Etymologies

  1. tree +‎ top (Wiktionary)

Examples

  • “The last thing she had expected to see as she reached the treetop was my face.”

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  • “For them, a treetop is a seat at the best restaurant in town.”

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  • “It features excellent walking trails and a "treetop" canopy walkway on a suspended rope bridge.”

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  • ““Reality was giving its lesson,” wrote Ted Hughes in one of his Crow poems, “Its mishmash of scripture and physics,/With here, brains in hands, for example,/And there, legs in a treetop.””

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  • “Oh, and Health Care Reform and Cap/Trade would both pretty clearly be eligible for simple majority passage this way. treetop says:”

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  • “It was dark green with a faded black top and I'd parked it right by a freshly blown down treetop.”

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  • “We loved it, even though everything was in French and it rained from the moment we got there until the moment we left.€44 adult, €26 child, including Cinéscénie; +33 2 5164 2594, puydufou.comElberryParc-en-CielIn this large wooded park in Lot-et-Garonne, the main attraction is the treetop adventure – it's similar to the UK's Go Ape.”

    The Guardian: Readers' tips: family attractions in France

  • “Howler monkeys, eco-lodges and treetop zipline tours have made Costa Rica a must-do destination for nature-loving families.”

    The Wall Street Journal: Adventures, With Children

  • “On the afternoon of August 20, 1910, a battering ram of wind moved through the drought-stricken national forests of Washington, Idaho, Montana, whipping the hundreds of small blazes burning across the forest floor into a roaring inferno that jumped from treetop to ridge as it raged, destroying towns and timber in an eyeblink.”

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  • “When the Parks Department invited me to visit the baby great horned owls in Alley Pond Park in Queens, I wasn't so naïve as to assume they'd have constructed the equivalent of one of those treetop hotels they have standing beside African salt licks, where you can watch rhinos, elephants and giraffes from the comfort of your bedroom.”

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