range
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- noun
- /reɪndʒ/
:
cordillera
- There's a mountain range over there that as far as we know has never been climbed.
- a mountain range
- a small mountain range
And it's going to be pretty remote in the snowy, snowy mountain ranges of Lufton.
- And it's going to be pretty remote in the snowy, snowy mountain ranges of Lufton.
- Great friends, just like seeing the most amazing sights like flying in the Alaska Range.
- Here the Romanians, fortified by Russian help, made a stand on the range of hills lying South of Tergoujou, the first important town South of the mountains.
- Mountainous mountain range and the cavernous.
Examples
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The great peaks in the Cascade Range are mostly named after English royalty who never saw them.
Academic text (1999) -
On their left, far-distant and hazy, marched a range of impassable-looking mountains.
Fiction book (1990) -
Can you identify this mountain range in northern China?
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What we found east of the divide of the Coast Range was a desert.
Fiction book (1990) -
In the far distance, I could just make out a range of snow-topped mountains.
Fiction book (1990) -
Furthermore, neighboring mountain ranges tend to be blended together rather than being clearly distinguished.
Academic text (2008) -
It seems like we're surrounded by a mountain range and this town is smack dab in the middle of it.
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So there's a coastal mountain range that has precip, then the Central Valley which is quite dry, and then the Sierra Nevada range which lifts the air again.
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Southeast of Mumbai, in a range of rugged hills, a winding path ascends to the mouths of the Karla Caves.
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We planned to hike through the entire mountain range, enjoying the beautiful scenery.
Synonyms
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A long line of connected mountains that forms a high area
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A line of connected hills or mountains
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A long line of high land with many peaks joined together
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A long line of high land with many connected peaks
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A line of connected mountains or hills
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A long group of connected mountain ranges, like the Andes in South America
A mountain range with jagged, rocky peaks
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
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The maximum distance a vehicle can travel on a full tank or full charge under normal conditions
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A long mountain range along Australia's east coast from Queensland to Victoria
A long mountain range in the northwest United States across Washington, Oregon and northern California
A mountain range in south central Alaska with tall snowy peaks, including Denali, North America's highest mountain
A long group of mountains in Bulgaria that runs from Serbia to the Black Sea
A mountain range in northern Kashmir that includes K2, the world's second highest peak
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The difference between the highest and lowest values of the middle 50 percent of numbers
A mountain range in northern Kashmir that has K2, the second highest mountain in the world
A mountain range in northern Kashmir that includes K2, the world's second highest peak
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A long straight rod with red and white bands that people who measure land use to line up points
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A system of radio stations that help pilots find their position and direction
- Specialized
A radio system that helps pilots find their exact position and direction
A mountain range in northwest Wyoming with tall sharp peaks including the Grand Teton
- Specialized
A device pulled behind a ship that listens for submarines from far away
A range of high mountains on the border between Alaska and Yukon, including Mount St Elias
How Big
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Range (mountain) comes from the old idea of a 'row', so a mountain range is simply a connected line of hills or peaks.