Ortler
[ awrt-ler ]
noun
a range of the Alps in N Italy.
the highest peak of this range. 12,802 feet (3,902 meters).
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We were directly under the shadow of the Ortler, with its twelve thousand feet of rock and ice.
Europe from a Motor Car | Russell RichardsonThe Ortler was transfigured, the Madatsch dazzling—almost blinding until our eyes had grown wonted to the brilliant spectacle.
Europe from a Motor Car | Russell RichardsonPastor Ortler was still the same, preaching to his little flock, and giving freely of his means, his wife only slightly older.
Scenes in Switzerland | American Tract SocietyA multitude of mountains raised their crowns towards heaven, while above all rose the snow-white cone of the Ortler.
The Glaciers of the Alps | John Tyndall
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