Look up: Cordillera

1. Cordillera
   The mountain ridge that spans North America, from Mexico through the Rocky Mountains into Alaska.
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2. Cordillera
   Cor·dil'ler·a (kôr*dĭl'lẽr*ȧ; Spanish kôr`de*lya'rȧ) noun [ Spanish , from OSp. cordilla , cordiella , dim. of cuerda a rope, string. See Cord .] (Geol.) A mountain ridge or chain. �...
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3. Cordillera
   • (n.) A mountain ridge or chain.
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4. cordillera
   (from old Spanish cordilla, `cord,` or `little rope`), a system of mountain ranges that often consist of a number of more or less parallel chains. ...
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5. cordillera
   Group of mountain ranges and their valleys, all running in a specific direction, formed by the continued convergence of two tectonic plates (see plate tectonics) along a line. The term is applied especially to the principal mountain belt of a continent. The Andes of South America are an example
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6. Cordillera
   A `cordillera` is an extensive chain of mountains or mountain ranges, that runs along a coastline (e.g. the Andes). It comes from the Spanish word cordilla, which is a diminutive of cuerda, or "cord". This term may be encountered in various scientific fields, but it has histo...
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