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mountain range

noun

a series of more or less connected mountains ranged in a line.
a series of mountains, or of more or less parallel lines of mountains, closely related, as in origin.
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

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

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Word History and Origins

Origin of mountain range¹

First recorded in 1825–35

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The mountain ranges restrict airflow and prevent pollution from dispersing.

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The mountain range has more than 50% of Northern Ireland's upland heath habitat, according to Mr Fisher.

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Bears are common across the Carpathian mountain range, which stretches in an arc from Romania through western Ukraine and on to Slovakia and Poland.

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Monday’s drizzle comes on the heels of a wet week that delivered a significant dose of moisture to parched Southern California and heavy snow across the state’s mountain ranges.

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The storm is also expected to drop a fresh dusting of powder across California’s mountain ranges.

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