mountain range
Americannoun
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a series of more or less connected mountains ranged in a line.
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a series of mountains, or of more or less parallel lines of mountains, closely related, as in origin.
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an area in which the greater part of the land surface is in considerable degree of slope, upland summits are small or narrow, and there are great differences in elevations within the area (commonly over 2,000 feet, or 610 meters).
noun
Etymology
Origin of mountain range
First recorded in 1825–35
Example Sentences
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From around $320 per person, Wild Andalucia offers guided lynx safaris in the Sierra Morena mountain range, in the neighboring region of Andalusia.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026
The 1,500-year-old Shaolin Temple - located on a mountain range - attracts thousands of disciples from China and elsewhere every year.
From BBC • May 29, 2026
Over time, they will look like the jagged profile of a mountain range.
From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026
Argentina currently produces virtually no copper, even though it shares the same Andean mountain range with Chile, by far the world’s biggest copper producer.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
The helper worked in the shadows beyond the dark mountain range; he worked with the black sand, making bear prints side by side.
From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko
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