Used in a Sentence

mountainous

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for mountainous.

Editorial note

It's so drastic because flying 150 feet off the ground in mountainous terrain is normal procedure for fighters.

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Definitions3
Parts of speech1

Quick take

Having many mountains; characterized by mountains; of the nature of a mountain; rough (terrain); rocky.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of mountainous gathered in one view.

adjective

Having many mountains; characterized by mountains; of the nature of a mountain; rough (terrain); rocky.

adjective

Resembling a mountain, especially in size; huge; towering.

adjective

(figurative, of a problem or task) Very difficult.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for mountainous.

adjective

Having many mountains; characterized by mountains; of the nature of a mountain; rough (terrain); rocky.

Example sentences

1

It's so drastic because flying 150 feet off the ground in mountainous terrain is normal procedure for fighters.

2

Or invent new ways to get through watery or mountainous terrain for transit purposes, to go where cars can't.

3

A civilization that depends on hydroelectricity, on the other hand, might favor a more mountainous terrain.

4

Very large portions of China, particularly all of the Western half (Xinjiang, Tibet and Qinghai) are mountainous and/or very arid.

5

On the other hand, Japan is pretty mountainous and still has a high population density.

6

Ten days has become inconceivable, like a dark mountainous wave cresting over my flimsy dinghy.

7

Even much of eastern China is mountainous, i miss trees in Beijing's winter (they kind of just disappear until spring, not being evergreens).

8

If you're not familiar, NJ is the most densely populated state in the US, but the northwest part of the state is mostly wooded, fairly mountainous, and sparsely populated.

9

Certainly Norway's extensive, mountainous highway system is not free to build and maintain, and imo all road users should pay their share to fund it.

10

This is about as mountainous as you can get in Australia.

11

Some other process must be generating the mountainous landscape.

12

The mountainous parts of the southern states tended to be unionist, I expect in large part because the terrain made large slave-worked plantations impractical.

Quote examples

1

Athos refers to a mountainous area on a peninsula whose northern border is made fairly inaccessible by mountains; situated on Athos are 20 main monasteries and many dozens of smaller monasteries and "cells".

2

Check wikipedia: Sherpa (Tibetan: "eastern people", from shar "east" + pa "people") are an ethnic group from the most mountainous region of Nepal, high in the Himalayas.

3

It was later determined that the cargo door detached, which caused an explosive decompression; this caused the floor just above to collapse." "On February 19, 2003, an Iranian military Ilyushin Il-76 crashed in mountainous terrain near Kerman in Iran.

Proper noun examples

1

Mountainous terrain with spotty coverage, long distances along service deadspots, etc.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use mountainous in a sentence?

It's so drastic because flying 150 feet off the ground in mountainous terrain is normal procedure for fighters.

What does mountainous mean?

Having many mountains; characterized by mountains; of the nature of a mountain; rough (terrain); rocky.

What part of speech is mountainous?

mountainous is commonly used as adjective.