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mountain range

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).



mountain range

noun

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

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of mountain range1

First recorded in 1825–35
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Several forest fires broke out in the southern Corbières mountain range on Sunday, leading to evacuations and the closure of a motorway.

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Over the course of nearly a month he has crossed "desert-like landscapes, a mountain range and hundreds of kilometres of coastline", and has documented every day in TikTok and Instagram videos edited in his tent.

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At this kind of resolution they cannot accurately predict showers, while mountain ranges are lower and smoother than in the real world.

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The family of a London hiker who died on an Italian mountain range have said they are "heartbroken" after his body was discovered on Saturday.

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Each time I visit Kathmandu, I hope to catch a glimpse of the dramatic mountain range.

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