mountain range
Americannoun
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a series of more or less connected mountains ranged in a line.
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a series of mountains, or of more or less parallel lines of mountains, closely related, as in origin.
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an area in which the greater part of the land surface is in considerable degree of slope, upland summits are small or narrow, and there are great differences in elevations within the area (commonly over 2,000 feet, or 610 meters).
noun
Etymology
Origin of mountain range
First recorded in 1825–35
Example Sentences
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Before the Sagrada Familia mass on Wednesday, he is due to visit a prison and an abbey in the Montserrat mountain range overlooking Barcelona.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
And when my thoughts go idle, they drift to new happy memories that I’ve made all myself: A rainbow over a mountain range after a terrifying hail storm in Texas.
From Salon • Jun. 1, 2026
The 1,500-year-old Shaolin Temple - located on a mountain range - attracts thousands of disciples from China and elsewhere every year.
From BBC • May 29, 2026
Isak Andic died in late 2024 after falling more than 300 feet into a gorge while out trekking with his son Jonathan in the Montserrat mountain range near Barcelona.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
In the west, I noticed dark clouds piling up across the horizon, like a distant mountain range.
From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings
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