submontane

American  

[suhb-mon-teyn] / sʌbˈmɒn teɪn /

adjective

1. under or beneath a mountain or mountains.

2. at or near the foot of mountains.

3. pertaining or belonging to the lower slopes of mountains.

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submontane British  

/ sʌbˈmɒnteɪn /

adjective

1. situated on or characteristic of the lower slopes of a mountain

2. beneath a mountain or mountain range

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Other Word Forms

• submontanely adverb

Etymology

Origin of submontane

1810–20; < Late Latin submontānus; see sub-, montane

Example Sentences

Of submontane walks and scenery it commands a surprising variety, having railway facilities in half a dozen directions.

From Climbing in The British Isles, Vol. II Wales and Ireland by Hart, H. C.

The Ambála division—includes four of the five districts of the South-Eastern Plains, the submontane district of Ambála, and the hill district of Simla.

From The Panjab, North-West Frontier Province, and Kashmir by Douie, James McCrone, Sir

Gurdáspur is a submontane district with a good rainfall and a large amount of irrigation.

From The Panjab, North-West Frontier Province, and Kashmir by Douie, James McCrone, Sir

This consists of two parts, monsoon forest, corresponding roughly with the Himalayan area Cis Ráví above the 5000 feet contour, and dry woodland of a semi-tropical stamp, consisting, of the adjoining foot-hills and submontane tract.

From The Panjab, North-West Frontier Province, and Kashmir by Douie, James McCrone, Sir

The other districts are Hoshyárpur in the submontane zone, Jalandhar and Ludhiána, which belong to the Central Plains, and Ferozepore, which is part of the South-Eastern Panjáb.

From The Panjab, North-West Frontier Province, and Kashmir by Douie, James McCrone, Sir