Meaning Of The Word Continental divide

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Continental divide Meaning

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Continental divide Definition

What's The Definition Of Continental divide?

Continental Divide in American English
ridge of the Rocky Mountains forming a North American watershed that separates rivers flowing in an easterly direction from those flowing in a westerly direction
noun: a divide separating river systems that flow to opposite sides of a continent

continental divide in British English
noun: the watershed of a continent, esp (often caps.) the principal watershed of North America, formed by the Rocky Mountains

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