mountain chain
Americannoun
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mountain chains
plural
noun
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of mountain chain
First recorded in 1815–25
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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
The country straddles two tectonic plates, which are divided by an undersea mountain chain that oozes molten hot rock, or magma.
From New York Times ● Aug. 4, 2022
Just below the waves, coral reefs stretch for miles along an underwater mountain chain.
From Salon ● Jul. 24, 2021
No great mountain chain was ever raised by a single effort, and folding went on to some extent in other periods besides those mentioned.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 7 "Fox, George" to "France" by Various
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