submontane
under or beneath a mountain or mountains.
at or near the foot of mountains.
pertaining or belonging to the lower slopes of mountains.
Origin of submontane
1Other words from submontane
- sub·mon·tane·ly, adverb
Words Nearby submontane
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How to use submontane in a sentence
The monsoon rains come later and are much less abundant than in the submontane zone.
The Panjab, North-West Frontier Province, and Kashmir | Sir James McCrone DouieIt still exists in places along the tari or submontane fringe of the Himalayas.
The submontane tract is an undulating country with a red soil, much broken up into ravines along the foot of the hills.
Except in the submontane strips and deep valleys the climate is mild.
The state of Jammu proper, as opposed to Kashmir, consists of a submontane tract, forming the upper basin of the Chenab.
British Dictionary definitions for submontane
/ (sʌbˈmɒnteɪn) /
situated on or characteristic of the lower slopes of a mountain
beneath a mountain or mountain range
Origin of submontane
1Derived forms of submontane
- submontanely, adverb
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