Cumberland Mountains
a plateau largely in Kentucky and Tennessee, a part of the Appalachian Mountains: highest point, about 4,000 feet (1,220 meters).
- Also called Cumberland Plateau .
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How to use Cumberland Mountains in a sentence
Papa said people would be swarming over the Cumberland Mountains before long.
Erskine Dale--Pioneer | John FoxAbout the middle of the forenoon we came in sight of the Cumberland Mountains.
Capturing a Locomotive | William PittengerCoal is found in immense quantities among the Cumberland Mountains, and lead exists in certain localities.
Camp-Fire and Cotton-Field | Thomas W. KnoxAt length he found himself high up in the Cumberland Mountains, associated with his father and brother in a mining venture.
Kentucky in American Letters, v. 2 of 2 | John Wilson TownsendAnd linsey woolsey is not the only home weaving done in the Cumberland Mountains.
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Cultural definitions for Cumberland Mountains
Southwestern division of the Appalachian Mountains; sometimes called the Cumberland Plateau.
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