Makalu

American  

[muhk-uh-loo] / ˈmʌk əˌlu /

noun

1. a mountain in the Himalayas, on the boundary between Nepal and Tibet. 27,790 feet (8,470 meters).

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Makalu British  

/ ˈmʌkəˌluː /

noun

1. a massif in NE Nepal, on the border with Tibet in the Himalayas

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Example Sentences

The six peaks targeted in the 2020 cleanup effort -- Everest, Lhotse, Pumori, Amadablam, Makalu, and Dhaulagiri -- are often turned by climbers into dumping sites for materials like empty oxygen canisters, climbing gear, and food waste.

From Fox News

Lhakpa, 45, grew up in Balakharka, a village in the Makalu region of the Nepalese Himalayas, where her father owned tea houses, and her mother still lives.

From The Guardian

On April 23, he climbed Annapurna in Nepal, followed by Dhaulagiri on May 12, Kanchenjunga on May 15, Everest on May 22, Lhotse on May 22, Makalu on May 24 and Manaslu on Sept. 27.

From Washington Post

After climbing Annapurna, the tenth highest peak, on April 23, Purja took on the other “8,000ers”, climbing Dhaulagiri, Kanchenjunga, Everest, Lhotse and Makalu in the following month.

From Reuters

In August, he told the BBC's Colin Murray he climbed Everest, Lhotse and Makalu in five days, but it could have been three - had he not stopped for two nights "to have a drink".

From BBC