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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This is a hotel where guests demand—and get—rooms customized to their needs, whether that extends to the design of decorations on personal Christmas trees or ordering gallons of Evian water to wash in.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Feb. 2026
Last December, the princess gave the Sutton branch of the Royal Marsden a large Christmas tree, one of those featured at their annual caroling ceremony, Together at Christmas.
—Stefania Conrieri, Vanity Fair, 5 Feb. 2026
The theft follows a similar incident in December, when members of the same group flooded into a Montreal grocery store dressed as Santa Clause and his elves, stealing food and leaving some of it gift-wrapped under a nearby Christmas tree.
—Max Saltman, CNN Money, 4 Feb. 2026
Guthrie’s net worth also includes her hosting work for specials like the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, the annual Rockefeller Center Christmas tree lighting, and the Olympics.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 3 Feb. 2026
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Feb. 2026
Last December, the princess gave the Sutton branch of the Royal Marsden a large Christmas tree, one of those featured at their annual caroling ceremony, Together at Christmas.
—Stefania Conrieri, Vanity Fair, 5 Feb. 2026
The theft follows a similar incident in December, when members of the same group flooded into a Montreal grocery store dressed as Santa Clause and his elves, stealing food and leaving some of it gift-wrapped under a nearby Christmas tree.
—Max Saltman, CNN Money, 4 Feb. 2026
Guthrie’s net worth also includes her hosting work for specials like the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, the annual Rockefeller Center Christmas tree lighting, and the Olympics.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 3 Feb. 2026
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 15 Feb. 2026.
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