mountain system

noun

1. a series of interconnected or geologically related mountain ranges.

Word History and Origins

Origin of mountain system¹

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

The next locality where we find a population akin to the Rajmahali mountaineers, is the mountain system of Orissa.

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The Blue Ridge is the most easterly range of the Appalachian mountain system.

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Then it came to me like a flash—Trans-Himalaya is the name which I will attach to this gigantic mountain system.

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Here also I considered what name I should give to the colossal mountain system which runs in the north parallel to the Himalayas.

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The river descends from the east-south-east, and probably has its source in the great mountain system we saw from the Shuru-tso.

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