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Definition: Mountain Chain |
Mountain ChainNoun1. A series of hills or mountains; "the valley was between two ranges of hills"; "the plains lay just beyond the mountain range". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
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Mining | A complex, connected series of several more or less parallel mountain ranges and mountain systems grouped together without regard to similarity of form, structure, and origin, but having a general longitudinal arrangement or well-defined trend; e.g., the Mediterranean mountain chain of southern Europe. See also:cordillera. (references) |
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Synonyms: Mountain ChainSynonyms: chain (n), chain of mountains (n), mountain range (n), range (n), range of mountains (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Mountain Chain |
| Specialty definitions using "mountain chain": fore deep, foredeep, foretrough ♦ Misnomers. (references) |
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Business | Although the Argentine Pampas - one of the farmlands with the richest topsoil on the planet - has abundant rainfall, irrigation has been used extensively in Argentina for over a century in the arid regions of the Western part of the country, by the Andes mountain chain. (references) | |
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Expression using "mountain chain": a mountain chain. Additional references. | |
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| Language | Translations for "mountain chain"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Afrikaans | bergreeks (chain, chain of mountains, mountain range, rand). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | سلسلة جبال (range, roller coaster). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Catalan | serra (Serra). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | horský řetìz. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | gebergte, bergketen (chain of mountains, mountain range, rand). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Esperanto | montoĉeno (chain of mountains, mountain range, rand), montaro. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | montagne (Mount, mountain), massif de montagnes, massif (mountainous), chaîne de montagnes. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Frisian | berchte. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | gebirgskette (mountain range). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | οροσειρά (cordillera). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | hegylánc (ghat, ghaut, mountain range, range, range of mountains, Sierra). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | montagne (mointain chain, mountain, mountains). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ountainmay ainchay lanţ de munţi (chain of mountains). (various references) sierra (chain, chain of mountains, Chine, hacksaw, mountain range, rand, range, saw, Sierra), cordillera (chain of mountains, cordillera, mountain range, rand, range). (various references) bergskedja (mountin chain), berg (fell, Hill, Mount, mountain, mountains, outcrop, outcropp, rock). (various references) sıra dağlar, dağ silsilesi (chain of mountains, mountain range, ridge), dağ sırası (mountain range, ridge). (various references) гірський хребет (chain). (various references) rặng núi (mountain range), dải núi. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | Ovis canadensis. (various references) |
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Misspellings | |
"Mountain Chain" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: moutain chain. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-c-h-i-i-m-n-n-n-o-t-u" | |
-2 letters: machination. | |
-3 letters: antinomian, inhumation. | |
-4 letters: animation, antihuman, antimacho, antinomic, antiunion, incaution, inunction, nicotiana. | |
-5 letters: aconitum, actinian, actinium, amanitin, amnionic, amniotic, anatomic, chainman, cinnamon, continua, countian, himation, hominian, inaction, maintain, mannitic, mountain, munition, nonhuman. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)4D 6F 75 6E 74 61 69 6E 43 68 61 69 6E |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001101 01101111 01110101 01101110 01110100 01100001 01101001 01101110 00100000 01000011 01101000 01100001 01101001 01101110 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)M o u n t a i n   C h a i n |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)004D 006F 0075 006E 0074 0061 0069 006E 0043 0068 0061 0069 006E |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)478187808667758023774677580 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Commercial | 5. Quotations: Non-fiction 6. Expressions 7. Translations: Modern 8. Translations: Ancient | 9. Derivations 10. Anagrams 11. Orthography 12. Bibliography |
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