Apennines

[ ap-uh-nahynz ]

noun

, (used with a plural verb)

1. a mountain range in Italy, extending across the length of the entire peninsula from northwest to southwest. Highest peak, Monte Corno, 9,585 feet (2,922 meters).

Apennines

/ ˈæpəˌnaɪnz /

plural noun

1. a mountain range in Italy, extending over 1250 km (800 miles) from the northwest to the southernmost tip of the peninsula. Highest peak: Monte Corno, 2912 m (9554 ft)
2. a mountain range lying in the N quadrants of the moon, extending over 950 km along the SE border of the Mare Imbrium and rising to 6200 m

Example Sentences

On the western side of the Central Apennines, the crust is thinner and the heat flow is higher.

From Science Daily

There are only 450 documented earthquake site observations from Italy for the 15th century, and about half of those observations come from a key historic earthquake sequence in 1456 in the south-central Apennines.

From Science Daily

Rising temperatures threaten the skiing industry worldwide but Italy, with its many relatively low-altitude resorts in the Apennines as well as the Alps, is particularly badly affected.

From Reuters

The fact that Juan Carrito was still roaming the Apennines in January, rather than hibernating as bears should, was because he was looking for food in villages, he said: “That was anomalous.”

From New York Times

The helicopter disappeared from radar screens Thursday morning as it flew over the province of Modena in the Tuscan–Emilian Apennines.

From Seattle Times