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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A range of the Appalachian Mountains in southeast New York, western Massachusetts, and southwest Vermont rising to 1,163 m (3,816 ft).
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a range of the Appalachian Mountains along the eastern border of New York with Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Vermont
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Examples
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The Taconic Mountains stood on their toes: every wrinkle brazen, every tree brisk and complex.
Valley of Vermont William Doreski 2011
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The Reading Prong (58h) is contiguous with the Taconic Mountains and the New England Upland (Fenneman, 1938, p. 368).
Ecoregions of Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia (EPA) 2008
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As a result of these movements, -- perhaps several times repeated, -- a great mountain range was upridged, which has been long since leveled by erosion, but whose roots are now visible in the Taconic Mountains of western New
The Elements of Geology William Harmon Norton 1900
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In Putnam Valley, N.Y., in the foothills of the Taconic Mountains an hour from midtown Manhattan, the median listing price is $545,000.
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This is an easy 1+ mile walk, through a lovely field with the Taconic Mountains in view.
RutlandHerald.com 2010
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Shortly beyond that, you'll reach a broad viewpoint to the east over the Hudson River valley, with the Taconic Mountains beyond.
Latest News 2008
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The Tinmouth Channel Wildlife Management Area is located in the Taconic Mountains in the northeast portion of Tinmouth in Rutland County.
RutlandHerald.com 2009
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