| 单词 | rocky mountains |
| 释义 | Rocky Mountains[ rok-ee moun-tnz ] / ˈrɒk i ˈmaʊn tnz / SEE SYNONYMS FOR Rocky Mountains ON THESAURUS.COM plural nounthe chief mountain system in North America, extending from central New Mexico to northern Alaska. Highest peak, Denali, 20,300 feet (6,187 meters). Also called Rockies. Origin of Rocky MountainsFirst recorded in 1800–05; translation of Canadian French les Montagnes des Roches, from Cree asini˙waciya, plural of asini˙waciy, equivalent to asini˙-, combining form of asiniy “stone, rock” + waciy “mountain,” originally referring to the Canadian Rockies Words nearby Rocky MountainsRocky Mountain goat, Rocky Mountain juniper, Rocky Mountain locust, Rocky Mountain National Park, Rocky Mountain oyster, Rocky Mountains, Rocky Mountain sheep, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, Rocky Mountain spotted fever vaccine, Rocky Mountain States, Rocky Mountain whitefish Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for Rocky MountainsRocky Mountains Rockiespl nthe chief mountain system of W North America, extending from British Columbia to New Mexico: forms the Continental Divide. Highest peak: Mount Elbert, 4399 m (14 431 ft). Mount McKinley (6194 m (20 320 ft)), in the Alaska Range, is not strictly part of 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 Cultural definitions for Rocky MountainsRocky Mountains Major mountain chain of western North America, running from Alaska to Mexico. 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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