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treestand

treestand

1 5.8
A platform placed high in a tree that a hunter uses to watch or shoot animals
  • noun
  • /ˈtriːˌstænd/
  • US
translation icon : plataforma de caza
  • Hunters often use a treestand to gain a better view of the wildlife below.
  • deer treestand

Examples

  • Friday, Nov. 9, 2012, 2:30 p.m. -- A hunter was spotted on Baker Campus in a treestand.

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  • But then one day I was sitting in my treestand about 25 feet off the ground when suddenly this little rabbit decided to bounce down the trail; I notched an arrow.

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  • So much so, I likely skipped a few classes to head to the far reaches of Tuttle Creek Reservoir to sit in a treestand on a few mornings I should have been in Chemistry or Biology classes.

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  • To increase visibility while hunting, he set up his treestand high in the oak tree.

  • From her treestand, she spotted several deer grazing in the clearing.

Synonyms

machan
vstreestand
  • Indian
9.9

A raised platform in a tree or on poles for watching animals

is fixed high in one tree rather than on poles for hunting and observation

Antonyms

ground level
21 2.4

The height of the ground outside or the floor at that height

How High

treestand
  • US
1 5.8
blind
  • Jargon
2 7.9

Surface Forms

treestand singular
treestands plural

Morphology

treestand = tree + stand (transparent) = tree + stand

The meaning is directly the combination of 'tree' + 'stand' (a stand/platform in a tree), so learners can infer it from the parts.

Etymology

Treestand comes from the simple words tree and stand, where stand means 'a place to stand'. Picture standing high in a tree to watch animals, which is why a treestand is the platform hunters use above the ground.