Cotopaxi

American  

[koh-tuh-pak-see, kaw-taw-pah-hee] / ˌkoʊ təˈpæk si, ˌkɔ tɔˈpɑ hi /

noun

1. a volcano in central Ecuador, in the Andes: the highest active volcano in the world. 19,498 feet (5,943 meters).

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Cotopaxi British  

/ kotoˈpaksi /

noun

1. a volcano in central Ecuador, in the Andes: the world's highest active volcano Height: 5896 m (19 344 ft)

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Example Sentences

Next was 19,347-foot Cotopaxi, the snow-covered Andes volcano he’d spent years climbing with clients.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2024

On Wednesday, hundreds of police officers and soldiers carried out a search for weapons and explosives in Cotopaxi jail in the southern city of Latacunga as part of efforts to prevent further violence.

From BBC • Sep. 1, 2023

Even still, an internal testing process identified three Cotopaxi products that contain traces of PFAS, which the company is hoping to phase out this year.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 23, 2023

Following the Andes south, you’ll gaze upon the gilded extravagance of Ecuador’s whitewashed capital, Quito, or hike in the highland planes below the snow-dusted dome of Cotopaxi, that country’s highest active volcano.

From New York Times • Nov. 17, 2022

At least six dazzling white volcanoes were in sight just across the valley of Quito, among them table-topped Cayambi, majestic Antisana, and princely Cotopaxi, whose tapering summit is a mile above the clouds.

From With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 2 by Various