Great Divide

American  

noun

1. the continental divide of North America; the Rocky Mountains.

2. any similar continental divide.

3. the passage from life to death.

   He crossed the Great Divide before his promise as a poet was recognized.

4. an important division or difference.

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Great Divide British  

noun

1. another name for the continental divide

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Etymology

Origin of Great Divide

1860–65;

Example Sentences

Cristina Henríquez’s engaging “The Great Divide” takes up that historical call by using the power of fiction to further imagine the lives of those who built and lived near the canal.

From Seattle Times

There's also The Great Divide by Cristina Henriquez, a sweeping tale about the unsung people who lived in the shadow of the Panama Canal as it was being constructed, including labourers, protestors, doctors and fishmongers.

From BBC

The women were participating in a long-anticipated bike ride along the Great Divide Mountain Bike route.

From Seattle Times

The warmer months also bring bicyclists traversing the scenic Great Divide Mountain Bike Route, which this year runs nearly 2,500 miles from northern Montana to southern New Mexico.

From Washington Times

The route loosely follows the Continental Divide, at times zig-zagging over it on gravel roads, dirt roads and trails and some single tracks, said Dillon Key, who works at Great Divide Cyclery in Helena.

From Seattle Times