mountain chain
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of mountain chain
First recorded in 1815–25
Example Sentences
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AFP joined as it surveyed biodiversity on a deep-sea mountain chain off Sulawesi island.
From Barron's ● Jan. 26, 2026
New Curtin University research has revealed that the Ninetyeast Ridge -- the Earth's longest straight underwater mountain chain -- formed through a different process than previously believed.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 27, 2024
Just below the waves, coral reefs stretch for miles along an underwater mountain chain.
From Salon ● Jul. 24, 2021
The resulting magma ascends through the crust, producing a mountain chain with many volcanoes.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
It rises in the great mountain chain of western South America, and flows directly north through an immense valley to the sea.
From Corianton A Nephite Story by Roberts, B. H.
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