Rockies

Rock·ies

R0281200 (rŏk′ēz) See Rocky Mountains.

Rockies

(ˈrɒkɪz) pl n (Placename) another name for the Rocky Mountains

Rock′y Moun′tains

n.pl. a mountain system in W North America, extending NW from central New Mexico through W Canada to N Alaska. Highest peak in U.S., Mount Elbert, 14,43l ft. (4399 m); highest peak in Canada, Mount Robson, 12,972 ft. (3954 m). Also called Rockies.

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Rockies - the chief mountain range of western North America; extends from British Columbia to northern New Mexico; forms the continental divideRocky MountainsMount Elbert - the highest peak in the Rocky Mountains in central Colorado (14,431 feet high)North America - a continent (the third largest) in the western hemisphere connected to South America by the Isthmus of PanamaPike's Peak - a mountain peak in the Rockies in central Colorado (14,109 feet high)San Juan Mountains - a mountain range in southwestern Colorado that is part of the Rocky MountainsSelkirk Mountains - a range of the Rocky Mountains in southeastern British ColumbiaWheeler Peak - a mountain peak in northeastern New Mexico in the Rocky Mountains

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