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

The American's fourth studio album, The Great Divide, is out on 24 April.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026

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

From Seattle Times • Jul. 18, 2022

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

Weinberger had the highest single-day mileage total when he covered 60 miles to get across a section of the Great Divide Basin.

From Washington Times • Oct. 11, 2020

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