FROSTLINE


Meaning of FROSTLINE in English

/frawst"luyn', frost"-/ , n.

1. the maximum depth at which soil is frozen.

2. the lower limit of permafrost. Cf. permafrost table .

[ 1860-65, Amer.; FROST + LINE 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .