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

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 • Dec. 28, 2023

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

From Seattle Times • Jul. 18, 2022

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 • Jul. 9, 2021

Warner was a man I respected and relied on to represent all Virginians, regardless of party affiliation, in the days before the Great Divide.

From Washington Post • Jun. 3, 2021

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