mountain system

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noun

a series of interconnected or geologically related mountain ranges.

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Nearby words

mountain sandwort, mountain sheep, mountain sickness, mountain standard time, mountain state, mountain system, mountain time, mountain view, mountain viscacha, mountain wave, mountain whitefish

Origin of mountain system

First recorded in 1880–85

Also called mountain chain.

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Examples from the Web for mountain system

These arise from its mountain-system, which separates the island into a series of valleys.
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