Catskill Mountains
a range of low mountains in E New York: resort area. Highest peak, Slide Mountain, 4,204 feet (1,281 meters).
- Also called Catskills.
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How to use Catskill Mountains in a sentence
Remember the Woody Allen riff about “what terrible food, and such small portions” at a Catskill Resort?
Comedy Is His Calling: The Brilliance of Billy Crystal | Tom Shales | April 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe hurried now, for he wished to get into the city in time to catch the noon train for Catskill.
Tom Slade with the Colors | Percy K. FitzhughI'm going to stop in the postoffice when we get to Leeds; then we'll go down to Catskill Landing together, hey?
Tom Slade with the Colors | Percy K. FitzhughThe mountains which traverse it, and impart to it its severe northern climate, belong properly to the Catskill range.
A Year in the Fields | John BurroughsThis tract is bounded southerly by the blue summits of the Helderberg, a prominent spur of the Catskill Mountain.
Summary Narrative of an Exploratory Expedition to the Sources of the Mississippi River, in 1820 | Henry Rowe Schoolcraft
And speaking of boats, how about it, Jeff, do you think you could walk as far as Catskill Landing—seven full grown miles?
Tom Slade on the River | Percy K. Fitzhugh
British Dictionary definitions for Catskill Mountains
/ (ˈkætskɪl) /
a mountain range in SE New York State: resort. Highest peak: Slide Mountain, 1261 m (4204 ft): Also called: Catskills
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