Definition of "alpine" []

• Of, relating to, or characteristic of the Alps or their inhabitants. (adjective)
• Of or relating to high mountains. (adjective)
• Biology Living or growing on mountains above the timberline: alpine plants. (adjective)
• Sports Intended for or concerned with mountaineering. (adjective)
• Sports Of or relating to competitive downhill racing and slalom skiing events. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "The Arctic zone retains few of the sub-arctic forms and its vegetation generally corresponds to what we call alpine shrubs, grasses, etc."
• "I have definitely been to "dicey" in alpine river environments trying to get to that one hole you were pretty sure no one had fished (for good reason)."
• "Top mountaineers climb the Himalayan giants in "alpine-style", carrying everything they have on their backs in one push, unsupported by huge base camps, and without fixing ropes and ferrying multiple loads to ever-higher points."