: a level or rolling treeless plain that is characteristic of arctic and subarctic regions, consists of black mucky soil with a permanently frozen subsoil, and has a dominant vegetation of mosses, lichens, herbs, and dwarf shrubs
also
: a similar region confined to mountainous areas above timberline
Examples of tundra in a Sentence
a report on the arctic tundra of Alaska and the polar bears that inhabit that vast, frozen plain
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Canadian Rangers make a trail across the tundra for U.S. Special Forces following behind.
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Gavin John, New York Times, 31 May 2025
Just take a hike along the tundra regions of Western Canada, and the significance of that phrase will become clear to you.
—Tracy Scott Forson, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 May 2025
In Alaska and Canada, beavers are pushing north, moving into tundra regions where warmer temperatures have made new territory accessible.
—Tony Bradley, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
Morrow and Turner bickered their way in and out of romance amid the tundra and always called one another by their last names, which was weirdly endearing.
—Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 6 May 2025
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Gavin John, New York Times, 31 May 2025
Just take a hike along the tundra regions of Western Canada, and the significance of that phrase will become clear to you.
—Tracy Scott Forson, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 May 2025
In Alaska and Canada, beavers are pushing north, moving into tundra regions where warmer temperatures have made new territory accessible.
—Tony Bradley, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
Morrow and Turner bickered their way in and out of romance amid the tundra and always called one another by their last names, which was weirdly endearing.
—Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 6 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for tundra
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“Tundra.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tundra. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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tundra
noun
tun·dra
ˈtən-drə 
also ˈtu̇n-
: a treeless plain especially of arctic regions having a permanently frozen layer below the surface soil and plant life made up mostly of mosses, lichens, herbs, and very small shrubs
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