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continental divide

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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun An extensive stretch of high ground from each side of which the river systems of a continent flow in opposite directions.

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  • noun A line of elevated terrain that divides a watershed or a continent, so that water flowing on either side eventually travel to separate bodies of water.

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