Cordilleras

[ kawr-dl-yair-uhz, -air-, kawr-dil-er-uhz; Spanish kawr-thee-ye-rahs for 1 ]

/ ˌkɔr dlˈyɛər əz, -ˈɛər-, kɔrˈdɪl ər əz; Spanish ˌkɔr ðiˈyɛ rɑs for 1 /

noun

a mountain system in W South America: the Andes and its component ranges.

a mountain system in W North America, including the Sierra Nevada, Coast Range, Cascade Range, and Rocky Mountains.

the entire chain of mountain ranges parallel to the Pacific coast, extending from Cape Horn to Alaska.

OTHER WORDS FROM Cordilleras

Cor·dil·le·ran, adjectivetrans-Cor·dil·le·ran, adjective

Words nearby Cordilleras

Cordillera Central, Cordillera de Talamanca, Cordillera Occidental, Cordillera Oriental, Cordillera Real, Cordilleras, cording, cordis, cordite, cordless, cordless telephone

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Example sentences from the Web for Cordilleras

I have just returned from Mendoza, having crossed the Cordilleras by two passes.
More Letters of Charles Darwin|Charles Darwin
Cordilleras, the name of several chains of mountains in S. America.
The Nuttall Encyclopaedia|Edited by Rev. James Wood
They proceeded from that part of the Cordilleras which lay in darkness.
In Search of the Castaways|Jules Verne
He had travelled much in America, and had crossed the Cordilleras to Quito, passing through snow at the highest points.
A Winter Amid the Ice|Jules Verne

The storm I had witnessed in the Cordilleras was grander, but it was scarcely so terrific in its effects.
Manco, the Peruvian Chief|W.H.G. Kingston

British Dictionary definitions for Cordilleras

Cordilleras

/ (ˌkɔːdɪlˈjɛərəz, Spanish korðiˈʎeras) /

pl n

the Cordilleras the complex of mountain ranges on the W side of the Americas, extending from Alaska to Cape Horn and including the Andes and the Rocky Mountains

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

单词	cordilleras
释义	Cordilleras [ kawr-dl-yair-uhz, -air-, kawr-dil-er-uhz; Spanish kawr-thee-ye-rahs for 1 ] / ˌkɔr dlˈyɛər əz, -ˈɛər-, kɔrˈdɪl ər əz; Spanish ˌkɔr ðiˈyɛ rɑs for 1 / noun a mountain system in W South America: the Andes and its component ranges. a mountain system in W North America, including the Sierra Nevada, Coast Range, Cascade Range, and Rocky Mountains. the entire chain of mountain ranges parallel to the Pacific coast, extending from Cape Horn to Alaska. OTHER WORDS FROM Cordilleras Cor·dil·le·ran, adjectivetrans-Cor·dil·le·ran, adjective Words nearby Cordilleras Cordillera Central, Cordillera de Talamanca, Cordillera Occidental, Cordillera Oriental, Cordillera Real, Cordilleras, cording, cordis, cordite, cordless, cordless telephone Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Cordilleras I have just returned from Mendoza, having crossed the Cordilleras by two passes. More Letters of Charles Darwin\|Charles Darwin Cordilleras, the name of several chains of mountains in S. America. The Nuttall Encyclopaedia\|Edited by Rev. James Wood They proceeded from that part of the Cordilleras which lay in darkness. In Search of the Castaways\|Jules Verne He had travelled much in America, and had crossed the Cordilleras to Quito, passing through snow at the highest points. A Winter Amid the Ice\|Jules Verne The storm I had witnessed in the Cordilleras was grander, but it was scarcely so terrific in its effects. Manco, the Peruvian Chief\|W.H.G. Kingston British Dictionary definitions for Cordilleras Cordilleras / (ˌkɔːdɪlˈjɛərəz, Spanish korðiˈʎeras) / pl n the Cordilleras the complex of mountain ranges on the W side of the Americas, extending from Alaska to Cape Horn and including the Andes and the Rocky Mountains 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
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