English Explanatory Dictionary

nine-thousander

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any mountain that extends more than 9,000 metres (29,528 ft) from the surface.
  2. Any mountain that extends more than 9,000 feet but less than 10,000 feet above sea level.

Word forms

nine-thousander nine-thousanders

Etymology

From nine thousand + -er.

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