单词 | maritime alps |
释义 | > as lemmasMaritime Alps Maritime Alps n. [after French Alpes Maritimes, Italian Alpi Marittime] the southern sector of the western division of the Alps, extending along the French–Italian border between the Côte d'Azur and the Cottian Alps. ΚΠ 1789 Encycl. Brit. I. 500/1 From Savona to the springs of the Varus, where the Alps lie against the sea of Genoa, they are called Maritime, now le Montagne di Tenda.] 1833 Penny Cycl. I. 388/1 The rivers which have their rise in the Maritime Alps are numerous: on the Piedmontese side they are all tributary to the Po. 1898 W. J. Locke Idols xxiii. 320 The cool grey Maritime Alps, shimmering against the violet sky. 1994 Herald (Glasgow) 5 Jan. 18/2 Ross Finlay takes a Fiat Tipo turbo diesel for a spin on hallowed motorsport ground in the French Maritime Alps. < as lemmas |
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