Continental Divide


Continental Divide

geographical name

Definition of CONTINENTAL DIVIDE

the watershed of North America comprising the line of highest points of land separating the waters flowing W from those flowing N or E, coinciding with various ranges of the Rockies, & extending SSE from NW Canada to NW S. America

Variants of CONTINENTAL DIVIDE

Continental Divide or Great Divide

Browse

Next Word in the Dictionary: Conway
Previous Word in the Dictionary: Constantinople

Seen & Heard

What made you want to look up Continental Divide? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).

Test Your Vocabulary

Take Our 10-Question Quiz

Name That Thing

Take our visual vocab quiz

Test Your Knowledge »

True or False?

A quick quiz about stuff worth knowing

Take It Now »

Join Us on FB & Twitter

Get the Word of the Day and More

Facebook | Twitter

Get Our Free Apps

Voice Search, Favorites,
Word of the Day, and More

iPhone | iPad | Android | More