Definitions for Cordilleras

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Cordilleras Cor·dil·le·ras

Spelling: [kawr-dl-yair-uh z, -air-, kawr-dil-er-

IPA: /ˌkɔr dlˈyɛər əz, -ˈɛər-, kɔrˈdɪl ər əz; Spanish ˌkɔr ðiˈyɛ rɑs for 1/

Cordilleras is a 11 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 17 points.

You can make 1136 anagrams from letters in Cordilleras (acdeillorrs).

Definitions for Cordilleras

noun

1. a mountain system in W South America: the Andes and its component ranges.
2. a mountain system in W North America, including the Sierra Nevada, Coast Range, Cascade Range, and Rocky Mountains.
3. the entire chain of mountain ranges parallel to the Pacific coast, extending from Cape Horn to Alaska.
4. a chain of mountains, usually the principal mountain system or mountain axis of a large landmass.

Origin of Cordilleras

1695-1705; Spanish, derivative of cordilla, diminutive of cuerda string, mountain range (Latin chorda); see cord

Examples for Cordilleras

This branch of the Cordilleras forms the southern limits of Sonora.

Beyond the hills rose the three red peaks and the Cordilleras.

Here the voyagers were abreast of some of the grandest heights of the Cordilleras.

And over there in Brazil, and up there towards the Cordilleras, it is unknown.

I have just returned from Mendoza, having crossed the Cordilleras by two passes.

The Pincheyras knew the most secret hiding places in the Cordilleras.

When we cross the Cordilleras the Peruvian type has changed.

They proceeded from that part of the Cordilleras which lay in darkness.

The rugged wilderness of the Cordilleras hems us in on every side.

There are only two practicable passes that I know of in this part of the Cordilleras.