divide
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7.6
- noun
- /dɪˈvaɪd/
- Specialized
:
divisoria de aguas
- What we found east of the divide of the Coast Range was a desert.
- drainage divide
- Continental Divide
- Great Divide
We are on opposite sides of the Continental Divide and we prefer the eastern side.
- We are on opposite sides of the Continental Divide and we prefer the eastern side.
Examples
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The height of land between North Middletown and Plum Creek is the drainage divide between Stoner and Hinkston Creeks.
Academic text (2004) -
The Rockies stretched north and south, the continental divide to the west.
Fiction book (1999) -
Town is 12 miles that way... over the Continental Divide.
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We cross the divide to the west and swing down into the Tanana Country.
Fiction book (2000) -
Many aquifers cross political divides, including county, state, and international boundaries.
Academic text (2006) -
Having already traversed one great divide, Lyme's cliffs now held no fear.
Fiction book (2000) -
The hikers stood at the edge of the mountain, admiring the breathtaking view of the Continental divide between the two valleys.
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The river divide ensures that rainwater from one side flows into one basin and water from the other side flows into another.
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Geography lessons often highlight the significance of a divide, as it plays a crucial role in determining watershed boundaries.
Synonyms
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6.1
An area of land where rain flows into one river
1
7.4
A line of high land on a continent that separates rivers flowing to different oceans
A high line of land that sends rainwater to different rivers
Compounds
2
6.8
A high mountain line that divides rivers flowing to the Pacific from those flowing to the Atlantic and Arctic oceans
- Specialized
1
7.4
A line of high land on a continent that separates rivers flowing to different oceans
A high mountain line that separates rivers flowing to the Pacific from those flowing to the Atlantic and Arctic Oceans
How High
- Specialized
1
7.4
- Specialized
16
7.6
276
3.4
- Specialized
16
6.1
Surface Forms
Etymology
Divide for land also comes from the old Latin dividere, meaning 'to force apart'. Think of a high ridge that sends rivers in different directions — that is why a geographical divide separates two river systems.