The noun CONTINENTAL DIVIDE has 1 sense: 1. the watershed of a continent (especially the watershed of North America formed by a series of mountain ridges extending from Alaska to Mexico). Familiarity information: CONTINENTAL DIVIDE used as a noun is very rare.Dictionary entry details.eronyms (parts of continental divide): Great Divide (that part of the continental divide formed by the Rocky Mountains in the United States). Domain region: North America (a continent (the third largest) in the western hemisphere connected to South America by the Isthmus of Panama).
Definition of lighthouse. 1  1 : a structure (such as a tower) with a powerful light that gives a continuous or intermittent signal to navigators. 2  2 : beacon 3.
Lantern (noun). a smaller and secondary cupola crowning a larger one, for ornament, or to admit light; such as the lantern of the cupola of the Capitol at Washington, or that of the Florence cathedral. Lantern (noun). a lantern pinion or trundle wheel.iktionary (0.00 / 0 votes) Rate this definition: lantern (Noun). A case of translucent or transparent material made to protect a flame, or light, used to illuminate its surroundings. Origin: Middle English (13th century), via Old French lanterne from lanterna, itself a corruption of.