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).
noun
Etymology
Origin of mountain range
First recorded in 1825–35
Example Sentences
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Over time, they will look like the jagged profile of a mountain range.
From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026
Yosemite National Park is enormous, covering more than 1,100 square miles on the western slope of the Sierra Nevada mountain range.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026
When India separated from the African continent, fractures along its western edge triggered the formation of the mountain range now called the Western Ghats.
From BBC • May 2, 2026
This effect is caused by air travelling over a mountain range - in this case Eyri and Bannau Brycheiniog- formerly known as Snowdonia and the Brecon Beacons.
From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026
The schematic of a dark, foreboding mountain range was scrawled on the paper, showing tunnels, access points, and exits.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
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