massif
noun
- mountainous mass broken up into separate peaks and forming the backbone of a mountain range
- a large block of the earth's crust that is isolated by boundary faults and has shifted as a unit
See massif in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(mă-sēfˈ)
noun- A large mountain mass or compact group of connected mountains forming an independent portion of a range.
- A large section or block of the earth's crust that is more rigid than the surrounding rock and has been moved or displaced as a unit.
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