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transmountain

transmountain

7.2
A tunnel or road that crosses a mountain range
  • noun
  • /trænzˈmaʊntən/
: paso transmontano

Examples

  • We lost the 22 Transmountain Express and the whole Taggart Tunnel.

    Atlas Shrugged: Part II (2012)

  • The transmountain road provided a scenic route for travelers crossing the mountain range.

  • We drove through the transmountain tunnel to reach the ski resort on the other side.

  • Construction of the new transmountain passage will improve access to remote areas.

Synonyms

pass
vstransmountain
159 4.9

A low point between mountains used as a route

is about crossings that may be constructed rather than just the low point
mountain pass
vstransmountain
8 3.2

A low route through mountains that people or vehicles use

includes built crossings like roads or tunnels as well as natural routes
defile
vstransmountain
  • Specialized
1 9.6

A narrow passage between mountains that is often steep

covers any crossing including wider or manmade routes not only narrow gorges
transpass
vstransmountain
  • Archaic
9.9

A route or way used to go from one place to another

refers specifically to physical crossings like roads tunnels or passages

How Big

transmountain
7.2
road
∞ 1.0
pass
159 4.9
track
∞ 2.2
footpath
  • UK
9 1.9

Surface Forms

transmountain singular
transmountains plural

Morphology

transmountain = mountain (transparent) = trans + mountain

The word is transparently built from the prefix 'trans-' meaning across and the noun 'mountain', so the meaning of something crossing mountains is easy to infer.

Etymology

Transmountain comes from trans- ('across'), the same prefix you see in transport, and mountain ('mountain'), so it literally means a way across a mountain. That's why a transmountain is a road, tunnel, or passage that crosses a mountain or mountain range.