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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In the photo, the Today co-hosts posed together in front of a Christmas tree, while their daughters stood in front of them and smiled.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 13 Apr. 2025
Expect grand Christmas trees in the atrium, gingerbread villages, festive menus, and carol singers bringing a touch of tradition to the high seas.
—David Nikel, Forbes.com, 12 Apr. 2025
There are two metal tables with red chairs arrayed around them, and a scaffold sculpture of East Village detritus is up left forming a Christmas tree.
—Jeffrey Seller, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2025
She was inducted on Dec. 25, 1980, the day her younger sister was found strangled with an electrical cord near the Christmas tree in a south Fort Worth home.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Apr. 2025
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Hannah Sacks, People.com, 13 Apr. 2025
Expect grand Christmas trees in the atrium, gingerbread villages, festive menus, and carol singers bringing a touch of tradition to the high seas.
—David Nikel, Forbes.com, 12 Apr. 2025
There are two metal tables with red chairs arrayed around them, and a scaffold sculpture of East Village detritus is up left forming a Christmas tree.
—Jeffrey Seller, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2025
She was inducted on Dec. 25, 1980, the day her younger sister was found strangled with an electrical cord near the Christmas tree in a south Fort Worth home.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for Christmas tree
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“Christmas tree.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Christmas%20tree. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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