"intermontane" meaning in English

See intermontane in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: inter- + montane Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|inter|montane}} inter- + montane Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} intermontane (not comparable)
  1. Between mountains. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-intermontane-en-adj-D05eMeXg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with inter-

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          "ref": "1915, Albert Gardner Robinson, Cuba, Old and New",
          "text": "The distinct types of relief include regions of high mountains, low hills, dissected plateaus, intermontane valleys, and coastal swamps.",
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          "ref": "1916, Francis Lynde, The Taming of Red Butte Western",
          "text": "Later, the discoveries of rich \"pocket\" deposits in the Red Butte district lifted the intermontane hill country temporarily to the high plane of a bonanza field.",
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          "ref": "2001 November 23, Paul Tapponnier et al., “Oblique Stepwise Rise and Growth of the Tibet Plateau”, in Science, volume 294, number 5547, →DOI, pages 1671–1677",
          "text": "Sediment infilling, bathtub-like, of dammed intermontane basins formed flat high plains at each step.",
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