The Continental Divide in the Americas is the line that divides the flow of water between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Ocean.ain or snow that drains on the east side of the Continental Divide flows toward the Atlantic Ocean while precipitation on the west side drains and flows toward the Pacific Ocean.
Definition of LIGATURE. 1. a: something that is used to bind; specifically: a filament (as a thread) used in surgery b: something that unites or connects: bond. 2.
any material, such as a thread or wire, used in surgery to tie off blood vessels to prevent bleeding, or to treat abnormalities in other parts of the body by constricting the tissues. cruciate ligature. one in which the ligature material is passed around the vessel and surrounding tissue twice before being tied.