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
His farm in a meadow close by the village of Sofiytsi in southern Bulgaria backs onto the wooded slopes of the mountain range associated with the mythological musician Orpheus.
From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026
From around $320 per person, Wild Andalucia offers guided lynx safaris in the Sierra Morena mountain range, in the neighboring region of Andalusia.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 30, 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
I stopped to look at them, jagged and red peaked, looming there like a distant mountain range.
From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor
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