mountain chain
Americannoun
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mountain chains
plural
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
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
Especially worrying is the outlook for the Sierra Nevada, the long mountain chain that runs through the eastern part of the state.
From Salon ● Dec. 10, 2021
The resulting magma ascends through the crust, producing a mountain chain with many volcanoes.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
Surface is broken by a mountain chain running through its centre from east to west; average altitude of summit is between 5,000 and 6,000 feet.
From Alden's Handy Atlas of the World by John B. Alden
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