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  • noun Plural form of treetop.

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Examples

  • Because they are primarily eating buds at this time of year and must sit in treetops to get them, filling their crops during a brief flurry of activity reduces exposure to avian predators.

    A Ruff Winter 2004

  • For her, and the seed to come after whose image she bore, I have died in treetops and stood long sieges in cave mouths and on mud walls.

    Chapter 21 1915

  • The bits of sky visible through the treetops were a deep blue.

    Here Comes Another Lesson Stephen O’Connor 2010

  • For the first six years that we lived there the rounded bloom of the treetops was the picture of perfection, each branch in its place in perfect order.

    Albert Imperato: The Ice Storm, One Year Later 2009

  • From up on the fourth floor the view of the treetops was a brilliant salad of autumn hues.

    Manner of Death White, Stephen, 1951- 1999

  • From up on the fourth floor the view of the treetops was a brilliant salad of autumn hues.

    Manner of Death White, Stephen, 1951- 1999

  • From up on the fourth floor the view of the treetops was a brilliant salad of autumn hues.

    Manner of Death White, Stephen, 1951- 1999

  • The breeze in the treetops was his only answer; so after listening for a minute to the soothing sound, he took the Book of Life from his blouse and opened it.

    Jewel's Story Book Clara Louise Burnham 1890

  • This summer, the enterprising park director introduced a champagne bar in the treetops, which is open until October, Wednesday to Sunday; noon-8pm.

    The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed 2011

  • The current title does allow the predator to jump a lot higher and stalk prey from treetops, which is cool.

    Tom's hardware UK 2010

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