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.
A flashlight (American English) or a torch (British English), is a portable hand-held electric light. The source of the light is usually an incandescent light bulb or light-emitting diode (LED). A typical flashlight consists of a light bulb mounted in a reflector, a transparent cover (sometimes combined with a lens) to protect the light source and reflector, a battery, and a switch.