mountain range
noun
a series of more or less connected mountains ranged in a line.
a series of mountains, or of more or less parallel lines of mountains, closely related, as in origin.
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 2000 feet, or 610 meters).
Origin of mountain range
First recorded in 1825–35
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Related Words for mountain range
sierra, chain, range, Alps, Andes, Himalayas, Rockies, cordillera, massifExamples from the Web for mountain range
Historical Examples of mountain range
It leaped like a sunrise from peak to peak in a mountain-range of obstinacy.
The MadigansMiriam Michelson
The western side of the group is traversed by a mountain-range 2000 feet in height.
The Desert WorldArthur Mangin
It is in a mountain-range; and, as such, in a district likely to be an ancient occupancy.
OpusculaRobert Gordon Latham
Black clouds were pouring in masses over the mountain-range.
Mystery RanchArthur Chapman
Not a mountain-range, but a stayless nothingness parted them.
Mary MarstonGeorge MacDonald
mountain range
noun
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