mountain chain

noun

1. mountain system.

mountain chain

noun

1. a series of ranges of mountains

Word History and Origins

Origin of mountain chain¹

First recorded in 1815–25

Example Sentences

On every side towered the immense peaks of one of the loftiest spurs of the grandest mountain chain of America.

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From the ridge the road runs eastward along a branch of the principal mountain chain.

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He found a path that led from the bank of the river, through the woods, across the mountain chain.

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The hollow centre of this triangle, as appears by the accompanying map, is occupied by the Allegheny mountain chain.

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The razor-back mountain chain, upon one peak of which Les Baux sits, is known as the Alpilles.

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