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frost line

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frost⋅line

  [frawst-lahyn, frost-]
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–noun
1. the maximum depth at which soil is frozen.
2. the lower limit of permafrost.

Origin:
1860–65, Americanism; frost + line 1
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frost line  
n.  

  1. The depth to which frost penetrates the earth.

  2. The altitude below which frost does not occur, especially in tropical regions.

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frost line  

  1. In regions where there is no permafrost, the maximum depth to which frost penetrates the ground in the winter.

  2. The lower limit of permafrost.

  3. In tropical regions, the elevation below which frost never occurs.


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