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.
Full Definition of LANDMARK. 1. : an object (as a stone or tree) that marks the boundary of land. 2. a: a conspicuous object on land that marks a locality b: an anatomical structure used as a point of orientation in locating other structures. 3.: an event or development that marks a turning point or a stage. 4.xamples of LANDMARK. 1  The Golden Gate Bridge is a famous landmark in San Francisco. 2  The battlefield is a national historical landmark. 3  The moon landing is a landmark in space exploration. 4  The decision was a landmark in legal history.