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Great Divide

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Great Divide
See Continental Divide.
great divide
n.
1. A large or major watershed of a landmass.
2. A major point of division, especially death.
Great Divide
n
(Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) another name for the continental divide
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Noun1.Great Divide - that part of the continental divide formed by the Rocky Mountains in the United States
continental divide - the watershed of a continent (especially the watershed of North America formed by a series of mountain ridges extending from Alaska to Mexico)


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