Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A series of mountain ridges extending from Alaska to Mexico that forms the watershed of North America. Most of it runs along peaks of the Rocky Mountains and is often called the Great Divide in the United States.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the watershed of a continent (especially the watershed of North America formed by a series of mountain ridges extending from Alaska to Mexico)
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Examples
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(You get great reception up here on what they call the Continental Divide, but isn't.)
grouse Diary Entry grouse 2007
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His report from the Continental Divide is the highlight of the film for me.
Movie review: How's Your News? Kay Olson 2006
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His report from the Continental Divide is the highlight of the film for me.
Archive 2006-08-01 Kay Olson 2006
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This lek is on a sage flat just east of the Pacific branch of the Continental Divide and, appropriately enough, called the Continental Divide lek.
grouse Diary Entry grouse 2002
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He was on the divide of the hills not the Continental Divide, which is to the west, near present-day Rawlins.
Nothing Like It in the World The Men Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad 1863-1869 STEPHEN E. AMBROSE 2000
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He was on the divide of the hills not the Continental Divide, which is to the west, near present-day Rawlins.
Nothing Like It in the World The Men Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad 1863-1869 STEPHEN E. AMBROSE 2000
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Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of the Continental Divide is your local organization which addresses this issue.
Summit Daily News - Top Stories Daily News staff reports 2010
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The necklace of cabins strung along the snow-white neck of the Continental Divide was the dream of a 10th Mountain ski trooper named Fritz Benedict, who moved to Aspen after World War II.
Berks county news 2009
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The Continental Divide is the highest point of the passage that runs from Pittsburgh to Washington,
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CASA of the Continental Divide is a nonprofit organization that trains volunteers who are appointed by the courts in the 5th Judicial District to advocate for children who are abused or neglected.
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