intermontane
/in-ter-mon-teyn/US // ˌɪn tərˈmɒn teɪn //UK // (ˌɪntəmɒnˈteɪn) //
间歇式,间歇性的,间歇性,间歇式的
Definitions
adj.形容词 adjective
- 1
- : located between mountains or mountain ranges: an intermontane lake.
Examples
Excepting the mining regions, the population of mountainous countries is apt to be found mainly in the intermontane valleys.
What is true of the larger intermontane valleys is true also of the narrow stream valleys of mountain and plateau regions.
The intermontane valleys between the Andean ranges have the climate of the temperate zone; wheat and sheep are produced.
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