Continental divide

Noun

Word Frequency: 0.4

Definitions

1.NounA 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.

Synonyms

water parting dividing line shoreline boundary contour line centerline ridge dividings waterline antarctic convergence divisional plane median line

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