CONTINENTAL DIVIDE

Meaning of CONTINENTAL DIVIDE in English

or Great Divide geographical name the watershed of North America comprising the line of highest points of land separating the waters flowing W from those flowing N or E, coinciding with various ranges of the Rockies, & extending SSE from NW Canada to NW South America

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CONTINENTAL DIVIDE — Most notable watershed of the North American continent. The mountains comprising it extend generally north-south, thus dividing the continent's principal …
Английский словарь Британика
CONTINENTAL DIVIDE — noun : a divide separating streams which flow to opposite sides of a continent
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CONTINENTAL DIVIDE — 1. a divide separating river systems that flow to opposite sides of a continent. 2. ( caps. ) (in North …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CONTINENTAL DIVIDE — or Great Divide the watershed of North America comprising the line of highest points of land separating the waters flowing …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CONTINENTAL DIVIDE — Variant: or Great Divide Function: geographical name the watershed of N. America comprising the line of highest points of land …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
CONTINENTAL DIVIDE — fairly continuous ridge of north-southtrending mountain summits in western North America which divides the continent's principal drainage into that flowing …
Britannica English vocabulary
CONTINENTAL DIVIDE — ˌContinental Diˈvide, the BrE AmE ( also the Great Divide ) the chain of high mountains running from north to …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CONTINENTAL DIVIDE — Most notable watershed of the North American continent. The mountains comprising it extend generally north-south, thus dividing the continent's principal …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
CONTINENTAL DIVIDE — ( also the Great Divide ) the range of Rocky Mountains in North America. It is called this because it …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
CONTINENTAL DIVIDE — A drainage divide separating the rivers which flow toward opposite sides of a continent.
Environmental Engineering English vocabulary
CONTINENTAL DIVIDE — The line of high ground that separates the oceanic drainage basins of a continent; the river systems of a continent …
English Glossary Of Geography
CONTINENTAL — I. adjective Date: 1758 1. of, relating to, or characteristic of a continent , of, relating to, or being a …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CONTINENTAL — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Continental Congress Continental Divide continental drift Continental philosophy continental shelf continental shield continental slope …
Английский словарь Британика
DIVIDE — I. də̇ˈvīd verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English dividen, from Latin dividere, from di- (from dis- apart) + -videre …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CONTINENTAL — I. |känt ə n|ent ə l, -tə|ne-, -təl also rap. attrib ˈkäntˌne- adjective Etymology: continent (II) + -al 1. a. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CONTINENTAL — (n.) A soldier in the Continental army, or a piece of the Continental currency. See Continental, a., 3.
Английский словарь Webster
CONTINENTAL — ( n. ) A soldier in the Continental army, or a piece of the Continental currency. See Continental, a., 3.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DIVIDE — /di vuyd"/ , v. , divided, dividing , n. v.t. 1. to separate into parts, groups, sections, etc. 2. to …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CONTINENTAL — — continentally , adv. /kon'tn en"tl/ , adj. 1. of or of the nature of a continent. 2. ( usually …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DIVIDE — I. də-ˈvīd verb ( di·vid·ed ; di·vid·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Latin dividere, from dis- + -videre to separate …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CONTINENTAL — I. ˌkän-tə-ˈnen-t ə l adjective Date: 1758 1. a. : of, relating to, or characteristic of a continent continental waters …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DIVIDE — vi to break friendship; to fall out. 2. divide ·vt to subject to arithmetical division. 3. divide ·vi to have …
Webster English vocab
CONTINENTAL — adj of or pertaining to a continent. 2. continental ·noun a soldier in the continental army, or a piece of …
Webster English vocab
CONTINENTAL — [con.ti.nen.tal] adj (1760) 1 a: of, relating to, or characteristic of a continent "~ waters"; specif, often cap: of or …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DIVIDE — / dɪˈvaɪd; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb SEPARATE 1. divide (sth) (up) (into sth) to separate or make …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CONTINENTAL — / ˌkɒntɪˈnentl; NAmE ˌkɑːn-/ adjective , noun ■ adjective 1. (also Continental ) [ only before noun ] ( BrE …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DIVIDE — I. di ‧ vide 1 S2 W2 /dəˈvaɪd, dɪˈvaɪd/ BrE AmE verb [ Word Family: noun : ↑ divide , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CONTINENTAL — con ‧ ti ‧ nen ‧ tal /ˌkɒntəˈnentl◂, ˌkɒntɪˈnentl◂ $ ˌkɑːn-/ BrE AmE adjective [ Word Family: adjective : ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DIVIDE — v. & n. --v. 1 tr. & intr. (often foll. by in, into) separate or be separated into parts; break …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CONTINENTAL — adj. & n. --adj. 1 of or characteristic of a continent. 2 (Continental) Brit. of, relating to, or characteristic of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DIVIDE — v. & n. v. 1 tr. & intr. (often foll. by in, into) separate or be separated into parts; break …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CONTINENTAL — adj. & n. adj. 1 of or characteristic of a continent. 2 (Continental) Brit. of, relating to, or characteristic of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DIVIDE — v. & n. --v. 1. tr. & intr. (often foll. by in, into) separate or be separated into parts; break …
Oxford English vocab
CONTINENTAL — adj. & n. --adj. 1. of or characteristic of a continent. 2 (Continental) Brit. of, relating to, or characteristic of …
Oxford English vocab
DIVIDE — ( divides, dividing, divided) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. When people …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CONTINENTAL — ( continentals) 1. Continental means situated on or belonging to the continent of Europe except for Britain. ( mainly BRIT …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CONTINENTAL — (~s) 1. Continental means situated on or belonging to the continent of Europe except for Britain. (mainly BRIT) He sees …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
DIVIDE — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a cell divides ▪ White blood cells divide rapidly. be divided into chapters ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CONTINENTAL — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a continental breakfast (= coffee and bread with butter and jam ) ▪ Continental breakfast …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DIVIDE — (SEPARATE) [verb] - to (cause to) separate into parts, or to cause (people) to disagree stronglyAt the end of the …
Cambridge English vocab
CONTINENTAL — n. Continental Congress Continental Divide continental drift Continental philosophy continental shelf continental shield continental slope Continental System
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
DIVIDE — I. noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big , deep , great , sharp ▪ growing ▪ north-south , etc. ▪ class , …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
DIVIDE — n. 25B6; verb he divided his kingdom into four : SPLIT (UP), cut up, carve up; dissect, bisect, halve, quarter; …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
DIVIDE — v. 1 separate, split (up), break up, cleave, cut up or asunder, partition, segregate, subdivide; disconnect, disjoin, detach, sever, sunder, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
DIVIDE — 1. сущ. 1) разг. дележ, дележка, раздел на части There is to be the big divide next New Year, but …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CONTINENTAL — 1. прил. 1) континентальный, материковый тж. геол.; геогр. Few continental rises occur in the Pacific Ocean. ≈ В Тихом океане …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DIVIDE — divide.ogg 1. dıʹvaıd n 1. 1> водораздел 2> граница, рубеж the continental divide between Europe and Asia - континентальная граница …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CONTINENTAL — continental.ogg 1. ͵kɒntıʹnentl n 1. (Continental) житель европейского континента, неангличанин 2. (Continental) амер. ист. солдат эпохи Войны за независимость 3. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
DIVIDE — 1) делить(ся); разделять 2) подразделять, классифицировать 3) наносить деления, градуировать 4) разветвляться 5) водораздел • 3 divides 6 — 6 …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
DIVIDE — 1) делить(ся); разделять 2) подразделять, классифицировать 3) наносить деления, градуировать 4) разветвляться 5) водораздел • 3 divides 6 — 6 делится на 3; to divide externally — …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
DIVIDE — 1) водораздел 2) делить(ся) 3) подразделять, разделять • to divide finely — измельчать to divide harmonically — делить (отрезок прямой) в гармоническом отношении to divide into …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
DIVIDE — divide сущ.1) разг. дележ, дележка, раздел на части There is to be the big divide next New Year, but I …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
DIVIDE — 1. [dıʹvaıd] n 1. 1) водораздел 2) граница, рубеж the continental ~ between Europe and Asia - континентальная граница между …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
CONTINENTAL — 1. [͵kɒntıʹnentl] n 1. (Continental) житель европейского континента, неангличанин 2. (Continental) амер. ист. солдат эпохи Войны за независимость 3. амер. …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
DIVIDE — 1. dıʹvaıd n 1. 1> водораздел 2> граница, рубеж the continental divide between Europe and Asia - континентальная граница между …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
CONTINENTAL — 1. ͵kɒntıʹnentl n 1. (Continental) житель европейского континента, неангличанин 2. (Continental) амер. ист. солдат эпохи Войны за независимость 3. амер. …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
DIVIDE — 1. сущ. 1) разг. дележ, дележка, раздел на части There is to be the big divide next New Year, but …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
CONTINENTAL — 1. прил. 1) континентальный, материковый тж. геол. ; геогр. Few continental rises occur in the Pacific Ocean. — В Тихом …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
DIVIDE — 1. сущ. 1) разг. дележ, дележка, раздел на части There is to be the big divide next New Year, but I shan't …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
CONTINENTAL — 1. прил. 1) континентальный, материковый тж. геол.; геогр. Few continental rises occur in the Pacific Ocean. — В Тихом океане залегают несколько …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
DIVIDE — 1. _n. 1> _собир. разделение; дележ 2> _ам. водораздел - Great Divide 2. _v. 1> делить(ся); разделяться; to divide into …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
CONTINENTAL — 1. _a. 1> континентальный 2> иностранный, небританский 3> _ам. _ист. относящийся к американским колониям в эпоху борьбы за независимость - …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
DIVIDE — 1. n. 1. собир. разделение; дележ 2. ам. водораздел - Great Divide 2. v. 1. делить(ся); разделяться; to divide into …
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