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continental divides

continental divides is the plural of continental divide.

Meaning of continental divide

Noun

continental divide (plural continental divides)

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

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Questions about continental divides

What is continental divides the plural of?
Continental divides is the plural of continental divide.

Words near continental divides in the dictionary

  1. continental breakfast
  2. continental breakfasts
  3. continental crust
  4. continental crusts
  5. continental divide
  6. continental divides
  7. continental drift
  8. continental drip
  9. continental Europe
  10. continental glacier
  11. continental glaciers

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