mountain chain

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Origin of mountain chain

1
First recorded in 1815–25

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How to use mountain chain in a sentence

  • The hollow centre of this triangle, as appears by the accompanying map, is occupied by the Allegheny mountain chain.

  • The razor-back mountain chain, upon one peak of which Les Baux sits, is known as the Alpilles.

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British Dictionary definitions for mountain chain

mountain chain

noun
  1. a series of ranges of mountains

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