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).
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Etymology
Origin of mountain range
First recorded in 1825–35
Example Sentences
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The newly discovered spider was found at elevations above 2,000 meters, and its species name, himalayana, honors the mountain range where it was discovered.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 9, 2026
But acting President Delcy Rodríguez said the hardest-hit communities were on the other side of the Avila mountain range separating Caracas from the Caribbean.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
Before the Sagrada Familia mass on Wednesday, he is due to visit a prison and an abbey in the Montserrat mountain range overlooking Barcelona.
From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026
In the communities nearby - bare homes scattered over barren, brown hills, set against the snowy peaks of the Siah Koh mountain range - the devastating impact of unemployment is clear.
From BBC ● May 18, 2026
At sea, sailors would mistake the rising smoke for a gigantic mountain range.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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