Found 2 items, similar to continental divide.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: continental divide continental divide n : the watershed of a continent (especially the watershed of North America formed by a series of mountain ridges)
English → English (gcide) Definition: continental divide Divide \Di*vide"\, n. A dividing ridge of land between the tributaries of two streams; also called watershed and water parting. A divide on either side of which the waters drain into two different oceans is called a continental divide. [1913 Webster +PJC]