cor·dil·le·ra (kôr dl-yâr  , kôr-d lr-)n. An extensive chain of mountains or mountain ranges, especially the principal mountain system of a continent. [Spanish, from cordilla, diminutive of cuerda, cord, from Latin chorda; see cord.] cor dil·leran (-yârn) adj. |
cordillera [ˌkɔːdɪlˈjɛərə]
n
(Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) a series of parallel ranges of mountains, esp in the northwestern US
[from Spanish, from cordilla, literally: a little cord, from cuerda mountain range, cord]
cordilleran adj
| cordillera (kôrdl-yâr) A long and wide chain of mountains, especially the main mountain range of a large landmass. Cordilleras can include the valleys, basins, rivers, lakes, plains, and plateaus between parallel chains of a single mountain system, or they can consist solely of a string of connected mountain peaks. |
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