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mountain range

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mountain range
n.
A series of mountain ridges alike in form, direction, and origin.
mountain range
n
(Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) a series of adjoining mountains or of lines of mountains of similar origin
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Noun1.mountain rangemountain range - a series of hills or mountains; "the valley was between two ranges of hills"; "the plains lay just beyond the mountain range"
chain of mountains, mountain chain, range of mountains, range, chain
geological formation, formation - (geology) the geological features of the earth
massif - a block of the earth's crust bounded by faults and shifted to form peaks of a mountain range
mountain pass, notch, pass - the location in a range of mountains of a geological formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks; "we got through the pass before it started to snow"
Translations
mountain range n → catena montuosa or di montagne
mountain range n → catena montuosa or di montagne


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