'continental divide' definitions:
Definition of 'continental divide'
(from WordNet)
noun
The watershed of a continent (especially the watershed of North America formed by a series of mountain ridges extending from Alaska to Mexico)
Definition of 'continental divide'
From: GCIDE
- 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]