Christmas tree
noun
plural Christmas trees
1
: a usually evergreen tree decorated at Christmas
2
: an oil-well control device consisting of an assembly of fittings placed at the top of the well
3
drag racing
: a set of paired colored lights arranged in two columns on a vertical pole in front of the starting line and used for starting a race
Lights on top of the Christmas tree tell the drivers to enter the staging area. Larger yellow lights mean, "get ready." The green light means "go!"—
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We hung the lights on the Christmas tree.
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Truckloads of Christmas trees were being unloaded in the very same parking lot where insurance companies were taking the claims of families whose homes were lost.
—Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 21 May 2024
Better that than the guy who runs around dressed as a Christmas tree.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 18 May 2024
In the heart of it all stands a Christmas tree, the cornerstone of December gatherings.
—Molly Peck, USA TODAY, 18 May 2024
The Archdiocese of Baltimore should serve the needs of the people and not the other way around!
— Stas Chrzanowski, Baltimore
Each parish is a ‘community of devoted Catholics’
North Baltimore residents know where to go to buy a Christmas tree — St. Pius X on York Road in Rogers Forge.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 29 Apr. 2024
And of course, just like in many Hallmark Christmas movies, there will be nightly lightings of the Mayor’s Christmas tree.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 15 May 2024
In one sweet snap, the family of three poses together under the Christmas tree, surrounded by presents.
—Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 13 May 2024
My first — in the form of our first — Christmas tree.
—Mariam Rahmani, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2024
Locals flock here for drinks and dinner at Lemaire, while out-of-towners come for food and festivities—such as the Holiday Afternoon Tea and the impressive 30-foot Christmas tree, which will be shining on November 29, the same day the giant gingerbread display will be unveiled.
—Paige Porter Fischer, Southern Living, 3 May 2024
Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 21 May 2024
Better that than the guy who runs around dressed as a Christmas tree.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 18 May 2024
In the heart of it all stands a Christmas tree, the cornerstone of December gatherings.
—Molly Peck, USA TODAY, 18 May 2024
The Archdiocese of Baltimore should serve the needs of the people and not the other way around!
— Stas Chrzanowski, Baltimore
Each parish is a ‘community of devoted Catholics’
North Baltimore residents know where to go to buy a Christmas tree — St. Pius X on York Road in Rogers Forge.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 29 Apr. 2024
And of course, just like in many Hallmark Christmas movies, there will be nightly lightings of the Mayor’s Christmas tree.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 15 May 2024
In one sweet snap, the family of three poses together under the Christmas tree, surrounded by presents.
—Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 13 May 2024
My first — in the form of our first — Christmas tree.
—Mariam Rahmani, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2024
Locals flock here for drinks and dinner at Lemaire, while out-of-towners come for food and festivities—such as the Holiday Afternoon Tea and the impressive 30-foot Christmas tree, which will be shining on November 29, the same day the giant gingerbread display will be unveiled.
—Paige Porter Fischer, Southern Living, 3 May 2024
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“Christmas tree.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Christmas%20tree. Accessed 1 Jun. 2024.
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