Arlberg

[ ahrl-berk ]

/ ˈɑrlˌbɛrk /

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noun

a mountain pass in W Austria. 5,946 feet (1,812 meters) high.

a tunnel beneath this pass.

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How to use Arlberg in a sentence

The St. Gotthard tunnel is almost nine and one-half miles long; the Arlberg tunnel is six and one-half miles in length.
Commercial Geography|Jacques W. Redway
As for Hanserl, his excitement grew daily higher as he passed the Arlberg and drew near the spots he had seen in childhood.
The Daltons, Volume II (of II)|Charles James Lever
And he answered with a sob in his voice, "I want to do like Findelkind of Arlberg."
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. 26, October, 1880|Various
On descending the Arlberg by the eastward, or the Tyrol side, there is a little low ruin not far from the road.
Diary And Notes Of Horace Templeton, Esq.|Charles James Lever

British Dictionary definitions for Arlberg

Arlberg

/ (German ˈarlˌbɛrk) /

noun

a mountain pass in W Austria: a winter sports region. Height: 1802 m (5910 ft)

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