transmontane

American  

[trans-mon-teyn, tranz-, trans-mon-teyn, tranz-] / trænsˈmɒn teɪn, trænz-, ˌtræns mɒnˈteɪn, ˌtrænz- /

adjective

1. tramontane.

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transmontane British  

/ ˌtrænzmɒnˈteɪn /

adjective

1. another word for tramontane

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Etymology

Origin of transmontane

1720–30; < Latin trānsmontānus ; trans-, mount ², -an

Example Sentences

But not every schoolboy's father is conscious of the peculiar individ uality of the transmontane commonwealth.

From Time Magazine Archive

In a word, are latter day freebooters of our Western Wilderness playing the same game in the great transmontane domain as the old-time pirates played on the high seas?

From The Freebooters of the Wilderness by Laut, Agnes C. (Agnes Christina)

This pattern of transmontane buffalo hunting described by Lewis and Clark remained essentially the same until its final end after the establishment of the reservation, and will be described in detail later in this work.

From Shoshone-Bannock Subsistence and Society by Murphy, Robert F.

Thus was established the pattern of transmontane buffalo hunting, first reported by Lewis and Clark and studied latterly by many anthropologists.

From Shoshone-Bannock Subsistence and Society by Murphy, Robert F.

If one were to take a map of M'Loughlin's transmontane empire and lay it across the face of a map of Europe, it would cover the continent from St Petersburg to Madrid.

From Pioneers of the Pacific Coast A Chronicle of Sea Rovers and Fur Hunters by Laut, Agnes C. (Agnes Christina)