mountainous terrain

collocation in English

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mountainous
adjective
uk
/ˈmaʊn.tɪ.nəs/us
/ˈmaʊn.tən.əs/
having a lot ...
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terrain
noun[U]
uk
/təˈreɪn/us
/təˈreɪn/
an area of land, when considering its ...
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(Definition ofmountainousandterrainfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Due to model errors, the standard deviations inmountainousterrainare larger than the simulated ones.
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Due to model errors the standard deviations inmountainousterrainare larger than the simulated ones.
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Themountainousterrainon either side of the valley is steep and rocky, with thick, scrubby vegetation capable of supporting wildlife and domestic stock such as sheep and cattle.
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Tropical climate andmountainousterrain(up to 2,000 meters) make passage on these roads difficult and sometimes impossible.
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Although his men were weakened by defections, disease, and attacks by colonial troops, they eventually eluded their pursuers and dispersed into themountainousterrain.
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Additionally, supplies of external inputs are limited due to poor access to transportation and the physical barriers imposed by living in amountainousterrain.
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They attacked frontally, from the flanks and from the rear at once since themountainousterrainfavoured the defenders.
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But these borders run throughmountainousterrain, and are highly permeable.
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Due to themountainousterrain, the wreckage was not discovered for several hours.
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We have a long coastline and muchmountainousterrain.
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It was deemed too expensive, and themountainousterraintoo fierce to tame.
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The ability to detect these slow-moving targets is further inhibited by the "radar shadow" afforded by themountainousterrain.
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It was conceived in pique, nearly abandoned through blackmail and finally built with great difficulty through some of the mostmountainousterrainsouth of the border.
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The proposed canal would traverse difficultmountainousterrain.
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Interaction with themountainousterrainof the island caused the storm to degenerate.
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The aircraft crashed in flames intomountainousterrain.
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There were fields, marshes, woods and amountainousterrain.
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Others soon followed, some making modest attempts to farm the broken and oftenmountainousterrain.
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