continental divide

con·ti·nen·tal di·vide

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [kon-tn-en-tl dih-vahyd]
- /ˌkɒn tnˈɛn tl dɪˈvaɪd/
- /ˈkɒn.tɪ.nənt dɪˈvaɪd/

Definitions of continental divide words

noun continental divide the watershed of a continent, esp (often caps.) the principal watershed of North America, formed by the Rocky Mountains 3
noun continental divide ridge of the Rocky Mountains forming a North American watershed that separates rivers flowing in an easterly direction from those flowing in a westerly direction 3
noun continental divide a divide separating river systems that flow to opposite sides of a continent. 1
noun continental divide (initial capital letters) (in North America) the line of summits of the Rocky Mountains, separating streams flowing toward the Gulf of California and the Pacific from those flowing toward the Gulf of Mexico, Hudson Bay, and the Arctic Ocean. 1
noun continental divide American watershed 1
noun continental divide watershed 1

before 1865

One of the 28% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1865-70

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