1. a system of hills in Britain that extend from the Scottish border in the north to the Trent River in the south; forms the watershed for English rivers; [syn: Pennines, Pennine Chain]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Pennines
n 1: a system of hills in Britain that extend from the Scottish
border in the north to the Trent River in the south; forms
the watershed for English rivers [syn: Pennines, Pennine
Chain]