Cumberland Mountains


plural noun
  1. 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.

  • About the middle of the forenoon we came in sight of the Cumberland Mountains.

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  • Coal is found in immense quantities among the Cumberland Mountains, and lead exists in certain localities.

  • At length he found himself high up in the Cumberland Mountains, associated with his father and brother in a mining venture.

  • And linsey woolsey is not the only home weaving done in the Cumberland Mountains.

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Cultural definitions for Cumberland Mountains

Cumberland Mountains

Southwestern division of the Appalachian Mountains; sometimes called the Cumberland Plateau.

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