English > Cascades: 1 sense > noun 1, objectMeaning | A mountain range in the northwestern United States extending through Washington and Oregon and northern California; a part of the Coast Range. |
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Synonyms | Cascade Range, Cascade Mountains |
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Instance of | range, mountain range, range of mountains, chain, mountain chain, chain of mountains | A series of hills or mountains |
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Part of | Coast Range, Coast Mountains | A string of mountain ranges along the Pacific coast of North America from southeastern Alaska to Lower California |
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Northwest, northwestern United States | The northwestern region of the United States |
Parts | Adams, Mount Adams | A mountain peak in southwestern Washington in the Cascade Range (12,307 feet high) |
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Mount Saint Helens, Mount St. Helens, Mt. St. Helens | An active volcano in the Cascade Range in southwestern Washington |
Rainier, Mount Rainier, Mt. Rainier, Mount Tacoma | A mountain peak in central Washington |