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Meanings of blasted tree in English

A tree damaged by traumatic event such as lightning strike.

Synonyms
Examples for "shattered tree"
Examples for "shattered tree"
1
But bizarrely, in its other hand, it gripped a shattered tree branch.
Night of Knives
2
In the glare of those thin strands of light, Saul saw something gleaming in the shattered tree right at the waterline.
Carrion comfort
3
Good old Mr. Clifford saw in the shattered tree only reasons for profound thankfulness, and words of Christian gratitude rose to his lips.
Nature's Serial Story
4
A strong wind... Clouds across the stars... A bright fork spearing a shattered tree to my right, turning it to flame... A tingling sensation...
The Great Book of Amber
5
Broken glass, electric cable and shattered trees littered the ground.
Reuters
Usage of blasted tree in English
1
I met dem on the ole mill trail near de blasted tree.
Young Captain Jack; Or, The Son of a Soldier
2
The blasted tree stood on a slope nearly a mile away.
The Top of the World
3
Beyond it, maybe seventy-five yards away in a field, was the blasted tree.
Jack Reacher 01 - Killing Floor
4
Soon they gained the spot where Dick thought the blasted tree might be located.
The Rover Boys In The Mountains; Or, A Hunt for Fun and Fortune
5
Was the blasted tree a sign of his wrath?
Climbing Magazine
6
Struck out over the field to the blasted tree.
Jack Reacher 01 - Killing Floor
7
It had been tucked into a hollow between the earth and an old lightning- blasted tree.
The Shining
8
Did either of you," explicitly, "run across such a thing as a blasted tree?"
The Emancipatrix
9
He had dismounted and was scratching something on the trunk of the blasted tree with a knife.
The Top of the World
10
With this blasted tree blocking the road?
Crucifixion river
11
We came to a low hill, mounted it, started downward, passing a lone, lightning- blasted tree as we did.
The Great Book of Amber
12
The great ape looked up from a dead limb he was attempting to tear from a lightning- blasted tree.
Jungle Tales of Tarzan
13
He was a blasted tree.
Eugene Field, a Study in Heredity and Contradictions — Volume 2
14
Of all the family only the gentle Emily remained "doomed to be the last leaf on a blasted tree."
English Literature for Boys and Girls
15
The brute came into full view about forty yards ahead, as it ascended a slight elevation, crowned with blasted tree trunks.
Camp and Trail: A Story of the Maine Woods
16
On a thunder- blasted tree-top near the western bank sits a lone, stern figure waiting for its lordliest prey-theeagle waiting for the swan.
Aftermath / Part second of "A Kentucky Cardinal"
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