alpine
- adjective
- /ˈælpaɪn/
- Whistler, BC is another example and the name is almost synonymous with skiing and a stunning Alpine scenery.
- alpine glaciers
- alpine areas
Whistler, BC is another example and the name is almost synonymous with skiing and a stunning Alpine scenery.
- Whistler, BC is another example and the name is almost synonymous with skiing and a stunning Alpine scenery.
- And this identity as an the high Alpine Mountaineer become like, as I said earlier, they become these traps.
Examples
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The hikers enjoyed breathtaking views of the alpine landscape from the mountain summit.
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You will find many great photo opportunities: alpine and valley panoramas, covered bridges, and waterfalls.
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If you must know, it was an alpine guide.
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This is the Alpine Loop, but this one's got this nice color to it.
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This is a high alpine pasture.
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Such is the situation in the treeline and alpine environments of the Rocky Mountains.
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Migratory pathways lace the area, connecting the winter range with alpine terrain in five nearby mountain ranges.
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He was an Alpine mountain climber and made the first of ascent of one peak in Switzerland.
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One of the world's most accomplished and respected high Alpine Mountaineers, he has summited Earth's highest and most treacherous peaks.
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Over the millennia, the Alpine cold and sun protected Otzi's body from decomposition, freezing and drying it out in cycles and leaving critical clues for researchers.
Synonyms
Something that is very large and like a mountain
Compounds
- Australian
A tall Australian tree with hard pinkish or light brown wood used for furniture
- Specialized
A low shrub that grows close to the ground in mountains and has red autumn leaves and dark berries
- Specialized
A low plant with creeping stems and small scale-like leaves that grows in cold mountains and Arctic areas
- Specialized
A low plant with purple-red flowers that grows from underground stems and spreads to cover the ground
A small plant with white flowers that grows in moist shaded mountain woods
- US
A medium to tall evergreen tree that grows in high mountains, with a narrow cone-shaped crown and soft flat needles
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A large mass of ice that forms in a high mountain valley and slowly moves down it
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A plant that grows in mountain meadows with small yellow flowers and stiff hairs on its leaf stalks
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A low plant with small bright yellow flowers that grows on rocky mountain slopes
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A low plant in small clumps with hairy stems and yellow flower heads that grows in high mountain areas
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A small plant with purple flowers that grows every year on high mountain slopes
A moving bar on a slope that pulls people up while they keep their skis or snowboard on
A small plant with white flowers that grows year after year in cold Arctic and mountain areas
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A disease from lack of some nutrients causing skin redness, stomach pain, and memory or mood problems
- New Zealand
A low, wide-spreading evergreen shrub with thin pointed leaves that grows on New Zealand mountains
A mountain plant with feathery leaves and one large yellow flower on a hairy stem
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A small thin fern with shiny brown stalks and divided leaves with spores at the edges
How Mountainous
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Etymology
Alpine comes from the name of the Alps, the high mountain range in Europe, and from the old Latin form alpinus meaning 'of the Alps'. So alpine describes things 'from or like high mountains', especially the Alps.