noun
a mountain range in the eastern United States extending from Quebec to the Gulf of Mexico; a historic barrier to early westward expansion of the United States
• Syn: ↑Appalachian Mountains
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑range, ↑mountain range, ↑range of mountains, ↑chain, ↑mountain chain, ↑chain of mountains
• Part Holonyms: ↑East, ↑eastern United States
• Part Meronyms:
Useful english dictionary. 2012.