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high country
noun
- a mountainous area below the timberline; a forested mountain area.
high country
noun
- the high countrysheep pastures in the foothills of the Southern Alps, New Zealand
Other 51Թ Forms
- -dzܲ·ٰ [hahy, -kuhn-tree], adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of high country1
Example Sentences
From there, you could drive into the high country and catch the panorama from Glacier Point.
Things to note In the high country at the south end of Maui, Haleakala National Park’s popular Crater Road and summit area have been closed periodically because of nearby brushfires.
“Several highways across the Denver metro area and high country are closed due to adverse conditions and crashes,” the department said in a winter travel alert.
Vegetation at lower elevations is moist and green; in the high country, it’s buried in snow.
“Wind chills will drop below zero in the Sierra high country. This really does add a serious life-threatening element to this storm, and why you want to avoid getting stuck!”
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