mountain chain

noun

A series of mountain ranges stretching across a continent.

Similar
rangemountain rangerange of mountainschainchain of mountains

Meanings

nounmountain chain (plural mountain chains)

plural mountain chains

  1. geographyA series of mountain ranges stretching across a continent.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna series of hills or mountains

Similar
rangemountain rangerange of mountainschainchain of mountains
Broader
geological formationformation

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Translations

Danish bjergkæde
  • bjergkædea series of mountain ranges
Dutch bergketen, gebergte
  • bergketena series of mountain ranges
  • gebergtea series of mountain ranges
Esperanto montaro
  • montaroa series of mountain ranges
Finnish vuorijono
  • vuorijonoa series of mountain ranges
French chaîne de montagnes
  • chaîne de montagnesa series of mountain ranges
German Bergkette, Gebirgskette
  • Bergkettea series of mountain ranges
  • Gebirgskettea series of mountain ranges
  • Gebirgszuga series of mountain ranges
Greek οροσειρά
  • οροσειρά (oroseirá)a series of mountain ranges
Hungarian hegylánc, hegyvonulat
  • hegylánca series of mountain ranges
  • hegyvonulata series of mountain ranges
  • hegységa series of mountain ranges
Italian catena montuosa, giogaia
  • catena montuosaa series of mountain ranges
  • giogaiaa series of mountain ranges
Norwegian Bokmål fjellkjede
  • fjellkjedea series of mountain ranges
Norwegian Nynorsk fjellkjede
  • fjellkjedea series of mountain ranges
Polish łańcuch górski
  • łańcuch górskia series of mountain ranges
Portuguese serra, cadeia montanhosa
  • serraa series of mountain ranges
  • cadeia montanhosaa series of mountain ranges
  • cadeia de montanhasa series of mountain ranges
Russian го́рный хребе́т
  • го́рный хребе́т (górnyj xrebét)a series of mountain ranges
Spanish cadena de montañas
  • cadena de montañasa series of mountain ranges
Swedish bergskedja, fjällkedja
  • bergskedjaa series of mountain ranges
  • fjällkedjaa series of mountain ranges
Cite this entry
APA

mountain chain. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mountain%20chain

MLA

“mountain chain.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mountain%20chain. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mountain chain,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mountain%20chain.

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