Blue Mountains

plural noun

1. a range of low mountains in NE Oregon and SE Washington.

Blue Mountains

plural noun

1. a mountain range in the US, in NE Oregon and SE Washington. Highest peak: Rock Creek Butte, 2773 m (9097 ft)
2. a mountain range in the Caribbean, in E Jamaica: Blue Mountain coffee is grown on its slopes. Highest peak: Blue Mountain Peak, 2256 m (7402 ft)
3. a plateau in SE Australia, in E New South Wales: part of the Great Dividing Range. Highest part: about 1134 m (3871 ft)

Example Sentences

He looked away at the blue mountains on the horizon; then his gaze dropped to the chimney-top below the pasture.

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Beneath the lower limbs of the pine, and over the wall, one saw the blue mountains framed like a Japanese print.

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But the lone pine and the blue mountains gave a bright, sharp quality to the landscape which was quite unlike Millet.

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We were glad to see how fair La Superba could be, with her terraced gardens, many villas, and noble background of blue mountains.

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The misty blue mountains of the range toward Shasta Peak formed the abiding background of every view.

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