mountain range

American  

noun

1. a series of more or less connected mountains ranged in a line.

2. a series of mountains, or of more or less parallel lines of mountains, closely related, as in origin.

3. 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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mountain range British  

noun

1. a series of adjoining mountains or of lines of mountains of similar origin

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Etymology

Origin of mountain range

First recorded in 1825–35

Example Sentences

There are 130 monitoring stations across the mountain range that provide electronic readings.

From Los Angeles Times

The cliff was part, Christopher could see now, of a huge mountain range.

From Literature

“You have to cross two mountain ranges, and there’s opposition from some of the indigenous nations,” he says.

From Barron's

They found evidence of thousands of previously undiscovered hills and ridges, and say their maps of some of Antarctica's hidden mountain ranges are clearer than ever before.

From BBC

Reaching the scenic coastal mountain range was described as “the worst case scenario” for L.A.

From Los Angeles Times

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