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Adirondack Mountains
–plural noun
| a mountain range in NE New York: a part of the Appalachian Mountains. Highest peak, Mt. Marcy, 5344 ft. (1629 m). |
Also called Adirondacks.
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Adirondack Mountains
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| Adirondack Mountains
A group of mountains in northeast New York between the St. Lawrence River valley in the north and the Mohawk River valley in the south. The range is part of the Appalachian system and rises to 1,629.9 m (5,344 ft). Lakes, forests, and numerous winter sports resorts, including Lake Placid, site of the 1932 and 1980 Winter Olympics, attract many tourists. |
| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
| adirondack mountains | |
noun | |
| a mountain range in northeastern New York State; a popular resort area [syn: Adirondacks] |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
Adirondack Mountains [(ad-uh-ron-dak)]
Mountain range in northeastern New York state.
Note: The region is a resort area.
[Chapter:] American Geography
| The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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