Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A range of the Appalachian Mountains extending about 800 km (500 mi) from northern Pennsylvania to southwest Virginia and rising to approximately 1,480 m (4,860 ft) in northeast West Virginia. The range sits on the eastern edge of the Allegheny Plateau, an upland area comprising the northern section of the Appalachian Plateau and including the Catskill and Pocono mountains.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the western part of the Appalachian Mountains; extending from northern Pennsylvania to southwestern Virginia
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Examples
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As for the snake, Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site national resource management specialist Kathy Penrod said the Allegheny Mountains are a habitat for the poisonous Timber Rattlesnake and copperhead.
The Altoona Mirror 2010
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The Virginians, on the other hand, interpreted the cession to include lands beyond the Allegheny Mountains, in particular those in the Ohio Valley.
George Washington’s First War David A. Clary 2011
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The Virginians, on the other hand, interpreted the cession to include lands beyond the Allegheny Mountains, in particular those in the Ohio Valley.
George Washington’s First War David A. Clary 2011
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Adam Stephen later said that the retreat was over “the roughest and most hilly of any on the Allegheny Mountains.”
George Washington’s First War David A. Clary 2011
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They are also carried to Pittsburgh from coal-burning power plants in Ohio, Indiana and Illinois and then trapped by the Allegheny Mountains and river valleys.
Pittsburgh Tries to Clear the Air on Pollution Kris Maher 2012
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Adam Stephen later said that the retreat was over “the roughest and most hilly of any on the Allegheny Mountains.”
George Washington’s First War David A. Clary 2011
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Adam Stephen later said that the retreat was over “the roughest and most hilly of any on the Allegheny Mountains.”
George Washington’s First War David A. Clary 2011
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The Virginians, on the other hand, interpreted the cession to include lands beyond the Allegheny Mountains, in particular those in the Ohio Valley.
George Washington’s First War David A. Clary 2011
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The Virginians, on the other hand, interpreted the cession to include lands beyond the Allegheny Mountains, in particular those in the Ohio Valley.
George Washington’s First War David A. Clary 2011
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Adam Stephen later said that the retreat was over “the roughest and most hilly of any on the Allegheny Mountains.”
George Washington’s First War David A. Clary 2011
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