Mount Everest
Americannoun
-
something regarded as the most difficult or challenging of its kind.
the Mount Everest of international sailing.
Discover More
At over 29,000 feet, it is the highest peak in the world.
It was first scaled in 1953 by Edmund Hillary of New Zealand and Tenzing Norgay of Nepal.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Jim Whittaker, the first American to reach the summit of Mount Everest, has died aged 97, according to his family.
From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026
Goodison-Blanks said there were collectors "worldwide" who enjoyed these sorts of pieces from expeditions relating to the Arctic, Antarctic and in particular Mount Everest.
From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026
Helicopters have flown voter materials to snowbound mountain regions across Nepal, home to eight of the world's 10 highest peaks, including Mount Everest.
From Barron's • Mar. 4, 2026
She trekked to base camp at Mount Everest.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026
And also I like the fact that they are filming in a place which is harder to get to than the top of Mount Everest but is only a few miles away from sea level.
From "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" by Mark Haddon
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
