Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | English word MOUNTAINOUS

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Definitions of MOUNTAINOUS

1. Having many mountains; characterized by mountains; of the nature of a mountain; rough (terrain); rocky.
2. Resembling a mountain, especially in size; huge; towering.
3. (figurative, of a problem or task) Very difficult.
4. (obsolete) Inhabiting mountains; hence, barbarous.

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Examples of Using MOUNTAINOUS in a Sentence

• The state has diverse geography, with the north dominated by the mountainous Tennessee Valley and the south by Mobile Bay, a historically significant port.
• The state's diverse geography ranges from the mountainous regions of the Ozark and Ouachita Mountains, which make up the U.
• In the central and eastern regions, the geography is mountainous, in the northwest it is moderately hilly, and in the northeast it is predominantly flat.
• The terrain is a flat coastal plain that rises to mountainous in the east and hilly lowlands in the west.
• Some wild cat species are adapted to forest and savanna habitats, some to arid environments, and a few also to wetlands and mountainous terrain.
• Afghanistan is a landlocked mountainous country located on the Iranian Plateau, at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia.
• It follows the Río Coco near the Caribbean Sea and then extends southwestward through mountainous terrain to the Gulf of Fonseca on the Pacific Ocean.
• Hillbilly is a term for people who dwell in rural, mountainous areas in the United States, primarily in the Appalachian region and Ozarks.
• About three-quarters of the country's terrain is mountainous and heavily forested, concentrating its agriculture and highly urbanized population along its eastern coastal plains.
• Although geographically isolated by its mountainous location, it had an important role as part of the historical Silk Road trade route.
• Lebanon's mountainous terrain, proximity to the sea, and strategic location at a crossroads of the world were decisive factors in shaping its history.
• The mountainous region of the northern shore is known both for its historic character and as a major wine region, while the flat southern shore is known for its resort towns.
• thumbMorocco is the northwesternmost country which spans from the Mediterranean Sea and Atlantic Ocean on the north and the west respectively, into large mountainous areas in the interior, to the Sahara desert in the far south.
• Transport in New Zealand, with its mountainous topography and a relatively small population mostly located near its long coastline, has always faced many challenges.
• Before it reaches the plains it receives a great number of small streams from impenetrable, saturated and much broken mountainous districts, where the dense and varied vegetation seems to fight for every piece of ground.
• Since narrow-gauge railways are usually built with tighter curves, smaller structure gauges, and lighter rails; they can be less costly to build, equip, and operate than standard- or broad-gauge railways (particularly in mountainous or difficult terrain).
• Oman is consistently ranked among the ten countries with the best road infrastructure, famously known for its resilient and efficient road design in a relatively mountainous and uneven terrain.
• The southern areas of the country (south of the Yangtze River) consist of hilly and mountainous terrain.
• The isolation created by the mountainous terrain is so great that some groups, until recently, were unaware of the existence of neighboring groups only a few kilometers away.
• It is in many cases heavily limited by the mountainous terrain and copious amount of rainfall and frequent severe weather occurring in many locations, such as Lae.
• Range (geographic), a chain of hills or mountains; a somewhat linear, complex mountainous or hilly area (cordillera, sierra).
• Slovakia is a landlocked Central European country with mountainous regions in the north and flat terrain in the south.
• The major part of the nation of Solomon Islands is the mountainous volcanic islands of the Solomon Islands (archipelago), which includes Choiseul, the Shortland Islands, the New Georgia Islands, Santa Isabel, the Russell Islands, the Florida Islands, Tulagi, Malaita, Maramasike, Ulawa, Owaraha (Santa Ana), Makira (San Cristobal), and the main island of Guadalcanal.
• A small, alert, and agile dog that copes very well with mountainous terrain and hiking trails, the Shiba Inu was originally bred for hunting.
• Northeast Tanzania is mountainous, while the central area is part of a large plateau covered in grasslands.

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