The Only Use of
tundra
in
Hatchet, by Gary Paulsen
- He was working in the oil fields of Canada, up on the tree line where the tundra started and the forests ended.
p. 6.9tundra = a treeless plain where the subsoil is always frozen
Definitions:
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(1)
(tundra) a vast treeless plain in the northern arctic regions where the subsoil is always frozen (between the ice cap and the tree line)More rarely, tundra can refer to alpine tundra (similar areas found elsewhere at high elevation).
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) Less commonly, Tundra can refer to a model of a Toyota truck.