massif

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
massif
    n 1: a block of the earth's crust bounded by faults and shifted
         to form peaks of a mountain range
    
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
massif \massif\ n. (Geol.)
   A block of the earth's crust bounded by faults and shifted to
   form peaks of a mountain range.
   [WordNet 1.5]
    

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