noun
- a large mountain mass or compact group of connected mountains forming an independent portion of a range
Usage: geology
Examples
- The Mont Blanc massif is the highest mountain range in Western Europe.
- Climbers prepared for weeks before attempting to scale the granite massif.
- The ancient massif had been shaped by millions of years of erosion.
- Geologists studied the volcanic massif to understand the region’s formation.
- The Central Massif covers much of south-central France.
- Snow-capped peaks crowned the rugged massif.