continental divide
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See also: Continental Divide
English
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/NorthAmericaDivides.gif/220px-NorthAmericaDivides.gif)
Noun
[edit]continental divide (plural continental divides)
- 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.
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]elevated terrain dividing a watershed
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