脊せき梁りょう

noun

mountain range; mountain backbone

Geological term for a continuous chain of mountains, often emphasizing the central ridge or backbone of a range.

• 日本にほんアルプスは本ほん州しゅうの脊せき梁りょうをなす山さん脈みゃくだ。

  The Japanese Alps form the backbone of Honshu.

noun

spinal column; backbone

Anatomical term for the spine; less common in everyday speech than 背骨 (せぼね).

• 脊せき梁りょうの損そん傷しょうは重じゅう篤とくな障しょう害がいを引ひき起おこすことがある。

  Damage to the spinal column can cause serious disability.