"continental divide" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: continental divides [plural]
Head templates: {{en-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. Wikipedia link: continental divide Categories (topical): Geography Derived forms: Continental Divide Related terms: Continental Divide, Great Divide, Laurentian Divide Translations (elevated terrain dividing a watershed): divisoria continental (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-continental_divide-en-noun-jwf-QvFI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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