Everest

American  

[ev-er-ist, ev-rist] / ˈɛv ər ɪst, ˈɛv rɪst /

noun

1. Mount, a mountain in S Asia, on the boundary between Nepal and Tibet, in the Himalayas: the highest mountain in the world. 29,028 feet (8,848 meters).

2. high point; summit.

   The book is an Everest in the field of historical scholarship.

3. a male given name.

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Everest British  

/ ˈɛvərɪst /

noun

1. Nepalese name: Sagarmatha.  Chinese names: Qomolangma.   Chomolungma.  a mountain in S Asia on the border between Nepal and Tibet, in the Himalayas: the highest mountain in the world; first climbed by members of a British-led expedition (1953). Height: established as 8848 m (29 028 ft) for many years, but the latest of a series of more recent reassessments (in 1999), not currently accepted by all authorities or by either of the controlling governments, puts it at 8850 m (29 035 ft)

2. any high point of ambition or achievement

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Etymology

Origin of Everest

C19: named after Sir G. Everest (1790–1866), Surveyor-General of India

Example Sentences

The workers were building an airport 14,100 feet above sea level near the town of Tingri, where the Tibetan plateau meets Mount Everest.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Super Bowl — which the Seahawks didn’t reach that season — would have been “Everest.”

From Los Angeles Times

Everest of copper production on Wednesday, the analysts add.

From The Wall Street Journal

With more than 1,200 pages to plough through, it's often regarded as the Everest of literature with prose as insurmountable as the famed peak.

From BBC

Home to eight of the world's 10 highest peaks, including Mount Everest, Nepal welcomes hundreds of climbers and trekkers every year.

From Barron's