Treestand

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An open or enclosed platform secured to trees to provide a vantage point for hunters.

    ""If you're in a treestand, you need to think specifically about what kind of tree you're hunting from, so you can match the camo correctly," said Burch, a 30-year-old iron worker, who grew up hunting the Missouri woods near the town of Montrose, where he now lives."

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""If you're in a treestand, you need to think specifically about what kind of tree you're hunting from, so you can match the camo correctly," said Burch, a 30-year-old iron worker, who grew up hunting the Missouri woods near the town of Montrose, where he now lives."

Etymology

From tree + stand.

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