Wiktionary (0.00 / 0 votes) Rate this definition: recapture (Noun). The act of capturing again. recapture (Verb). to capture something for a second or subsequent time, especially after a loss.
In physical geography, tundra is type of biome where the tree growth is hindered by low temperatures and short growing seasons. The term tundra comes through Russian ÑÑÐ½Ð´ÑÐ° from the Kildin Sami word tÅ«ndar tÅ«ndÃ¢r, uplands treeless mountain. tract
1 Arctic tundra-The Arctic tundra is located far north in the northern hemisphere along the Arctic Circle. 2  There are large areas of tundra in northern North America, northern Europe, and northern Asia.3  The word tundra comes from a Finnish word tunturi, which means treeless plain or barren land. There are large areas of tundra in northern North America, northern Europe, and northern Asia. 2  The word tundra comes from a Finnish word tunturi, which means treeless plain or barren land. 3  The tundra is a very fragile biome that is shrinking as the permafrost melts.