Rockies Synonyms

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The chief mountain range of western North America; extends from British Columbia to northern New Mexico; forms the continental divide
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. rocky-mountains

Words Related to Rockies

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. sierras
  2. alps
  3. the-yukon
  4. yosemite
  5. himalayas
  6. appalachians
  7. foothills
  8. continental-divide
  9. andes

Rockies Sentence Examples

  • Just before the purchase of Louisiana, President Jefferson had recommended to Congress (18th January 1803) the sending of an expedition to explore the headwaters of the Missouri, cross the Rockies and follow the streams to the Pacific. In accordance with the recommendation Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, both officers of the United States Army, with a considerable party left St Louis on the 14th of May 1804, ascended the Missouri to the headwaters, crossed the Rockies and, following the Columbia river, reached the ocean in November 1805.

  • Dean remembered the Ride the Rockies bike tour, when he had fallen, nearly killing himself, but put his bruised and cut body back on a bike, just to finish.

  • Still exhausted, he sat next to Dan in the helo that transported them from the medical facility to the lush green foothills of the Rockies.

  • The story described an annual one-week bike tour of the Colorado Rockies and the address for information was circled and underlined.

  • Iowa is a fun tour while 'Ride the Rockies' takes some serious training.

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