| 单词 | appalachian mountains |
| 释义 | Appalachian Mountainsplural nouna mountain range in E North America, extending from S Quebec province to N Alabama. Highest peak, Mt. Mitchell, 6,684 feet (2,037 meters). Also called Ap·pa·la·chi·ans. Words nearby Appalachian Mountainsapp, appal, Appalachia, Appalachian, Appalachian dulcimer, Appalachian Mountains, Appalachian Spring, Appalachian tea, Appalachian Trail, appall, appalling Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for Appalachian MountainsAppalachian Mountains Appalachianspl na mountain system of E North America, extending from Quebec province in Canada to central Alabama in the US: contains rich deposits of anthracite, bitumen, and iron ore. Highest peak: Mount Mitchell, 2038 m (6684 ft) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for Appalachian MountainsAppalachian Mountains [ (ap-uh-lay-chuhn, ap-uh-lach-uhn) ] Mountain chain in the eastern United States, extending from the valley of the St. Lawrence River in Quebec, Canada, to the coastal plain of the Gulf of Mexico in Alabama. notes for Appalachian MountainsLocation of the Appalachian Trail, the world's longest continuous hiking path. It extends over two thousand miles from Maine to Georgia. notes for Appalachian MountainsHistorically, the Appalachian Mountains were a barrier to early western expansion. In the early 1840s, railroads began to transport settlers across the mountains, permitting access to the frontier. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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