Great Divide
Americannoun
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the continental divide of North America; the Rocky Mountains.
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any similar continental divide.
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the passage from life to death.
He crossed the Great Divide before his promise as a poet was recognized.
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an important division or difference.
noun
Etymology
Origin of Great Divide
1860–65;
Example Sentences
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The American's fourth studio album, The Great Divide, is out on 24 April.
From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026
“You can stay in hotels or B&Bs, glamp or camp, go 100 miles or 10 miles a day, ride across the Great Divide or town to town.”
From Washington Post • Mar. 25, 2021
Weinberger had the highest single-day mileage total when he covered 60 miles to get across a section of the Great Divide Basin.
From Washington Times • Oct. 11, 2020
Today, when we find ourselves at another Great Divide, Jon Meacham, the Pulitzer Prize-winning historian, tells us to heed what Lincoln said and give the “better angels” thing another try.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 2, 2018
The air was softer than it had been on the other side of the Great Divide and I seemed to remember reading that the warm airs from over the Japanese current penetrate deep inland.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
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