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boreal

adjective

bo·​re·​al ˈbȯr-ē-əl How to pronounce boreal (audio)
1
: of, relating to, or located in northern regions
boreal waters
2
: of, relating to, or comprising the northern biotic area characterized especially by dominance of coniferous forests

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Handwritten signs exhorted people to pack out trash, camp at least 100 feet from streams and stay out of ponds to protect endangered boreal toads. Karin Brulliard, Washington Post, 3 July 2022 Alaska’s fire season around the solstice is driven by long, warm days that dry out the boreal duff layer that can easily be ignited by lightning, fire officials say. Anchorage Daily News, 16 June 2022 Students spend hours each week learning from the tidal estuary and boreal forest on the 400-acre campus in mid-coast Maine, about 40 miles north of Portland. Outside Online, 26 Sep. 2020 Due to early snow melt and a lack of rain in June, the duff layer that blankets the floors of boreal forests and the tundra has dried out. Catherine Garcia, The Week, 25 July 2022 Parts saw an early snow melt and then a largely rain-free June that dried out the duff layer — the band of decaying moss and grasses that blankets the floors of boreal forests and the tundra. Mark Thiessen, Anchorage Daily News, 25 July 2022 Parts saw an early snow melt and then a largely rain-free June that dried out the duff layer — the band of decaying moss and grasses that blankets the floors of boreal forests and the tundra. Mark Thiessen, BostonGlobe.com, 25 July 2022 Thoman also noted the western spread of the state’s boreal forest — meaning that over the long term, a tundra fire in Southwest Alaska may just be considered a forest fire, with warmer summers able to support tree growth. Morgan Krakow, Anchorage Daily News, 15 June 2022 There’s something really fresh about the boreal forests on the coast. Daniel Kohn, SPIN, 17 June 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English boriall, from Late Latin borealis, from Latin boreas north wind, north, from Greek, from Boreas

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of boreal was in the 15th century

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