CONTINENTAL DIVIDE, THE


Meaning of CONTINENTAL DIVIDE, THE in English

ˌContinental Diˈvide, the BrE AmE ( also the Great Divide )

the chain of high mountains running from north to south in North America. They divide the rivers which flow into the Pacific Ocean from those which flow into the Atlantic Ocean or the Gulf of Mexico.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.