| Term: | Trim-line |
| Definition: |
A sharp line on a hillside marking the boundary between well-vegetated terrain that has remained ice-free for a considerable time and poorly vegetated terrain that until relatively recently lay under glacier ice. In many areas the most prominent trim-lines date from the Little Ice Age (q.v.). Swisseduc
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| Term: | Trim-line |
| Definition: | A sharp line on a hillside marking the boundary between well-vegetated terrain that has remained ice-free for a considerable time and poorly vegetated terrain that until relatively recently lay under glacier ice. In many areas the most prominent trim-lines date from the Little Ice Age (q.v.). |