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mountainous

[moun-tn-uhs] / ˈmaʊn tn əs /


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After a week of stormy weather across California, a break in the clouds provided a glimpse of a mountainous landscape transformed by snow.

From Los Angeles Times

Road accidents are relatively commonplace in Nepal, due to a range of factors including poor road maintenance and narrow paths in mountainous areas.

From BBC

An AFP journalist in Nangarhar's Bihsud district said residents from around the remote and mountainous area joined rescuers in one village, using a digger and shovels to search for bodies under the rubble.

From Barron's

"Why not let them return to their villages? We're in the depths of winter and that is a mountainous area. It's very cold," Tarif said.

From Barron's

Arizona’s 1st Congressional District climbs from northeastern Phoenix to the mountainous heart of the Sonoran Desert.

From Los Angeles Times