mountain range
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1.8
- noun
- /ˈmaʊntən reɪndʒ/
:
cordillera
- You can see the stunning peaks of the mountain range from this viewpoint.
- distant mountain range
- mountain range to the south
- mountain range, sixty miles
That's bizarre that all the mountain ranges surrounding that city were lit up.
- That's bizarre that all the mountain ranges surrounding that city were lit up.
- And I walk up that mountain range most days when I'm home with my dog Sammy.
- And if you look straight across the desert, that's Groom Lake Mountain range.
- Well, it would be when I was a young and I was sent off to Freedom, NH and I hiked all of the White Mountain range.
- And you know, not only that, but you have to go over a mountain range and then back down to the Nile if you're going to transport them.
- So the two mountain ranges are clearly the monkeys.
- He is described as he's as towering as a Greenlandic mountain range.
Examples
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The scenic beauty of the mountain range attracted hikers from all over the country.
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As we drove through the valley, the mountain range loomed majestically in the distance.
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Do you see this mountain range and this mountain village?
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Can you identify this mountain range in northern China?
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The spring morning was as beautiful as before, and the mountain range as wide and blue as before.
Academic text (1995) -
The valley stretched to an even more impressive mountain range in the distance.
Fiction book (1991) -
What a majestic mountain range.
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The unmistakable German architecture provides a piece of Europe along the north coast mountain range.
Academic text (2007) -
The city with tree-lined streets enjoys views of a mountain range that shares its name.
Academic text (2018) -
Willard-Jones and her husband are nestled in the cabin at the foot of a mountain range.
Academic text (2003)
Synonyms
71
2.5
A connected line of hills or mountains
15
7.0
A line of connected hills or mountains
1
2.3
A long line of high land with many peaks joined together
1
2.9
A long line of high land with many connected peaks
1
3.0
A line of connected mountains or hills
1
7.9
A long group of connected mountain ranges, like the Andes in South America
A mountain range with jagged, rocky peaks
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Morphology
The meaning 'a line or group of connected mountains' is directly compositional from 'mountain' (high natural landform) and 'range' (a series or group), so a learner who knows both words can infer the combined meaning. This noun–noun compound follows a common, cross‑linguistic pattern and is therefore immediately predictable to B1 learners.
Etymology
Mountain range comes from the simple picture of many mountains arranged in a range, a long row or stretch of land. So it means 'a line or group of connected mountains'.