n. [ Sp., fr. OSp. cordilla, cordiella, dim. of cuerda a rope, string. See Cord. ] (Geol.) A mountain ridge or chain. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ Cordillera is sometimes applied, in geology, to the system of mountain chains near the border of a continent; thus, the western cordillera of North America in the United States includes the Rocky Mountains, Sierra Nevada, Coast and Cascade ranges. [ 1913 Webster ]
[Kē dí lè lā shān xì, ㄎㄜ ㄉㄧˊ ㄌㄜˋ ㄌㄚ ㄕㄢ ㄒㄧˋ, 科迪勒拉山系] Cordillera, series of mountain ranges stretching from Patagonia in South America through to Alaska and Aleutian islands #481,914[Add to Longdo]
[Kē dí lè lā, ㄎㄜ ㄉㄧˊ ㄌㄜˋ ㄌㄚ, 科迪勒拉] Cordillera, series of mountain ranges stretching from Patagonia in South America through to Alaska and Aleutian islands #857,150[Add to Longdo]
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