Demavend

American  

[dem-uh-vend] / ˌdɛm əˈvɛnd /

noun

1. a mountain in N Iran, in the Elburz Mountains. 18,606 feet (5,670 meters).

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Demavend British  

/ ˈdɛməvɛnd /

noun

1. a volcanic peak in N Iran, in the Elburz Mountains. Height: 5671 m (18 606 ft)

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Example Sentences

Demavend, shuddered and heaved in a mighty earthquake that laid waste more than 100 Iranian villages in an area covering 50,000 square miles.

From Time Magazine Archive

Demavend, towering 18,600 ft. high in the Elburz range north of Teheran, has long reigned in quiet white dignity.

From Time Magazine Archive

But as the ship approached the capital, she had to steer clear of Demavend, whose snowy peak rises some twenty-two thousand feet, and the chain of Elbruz, at whose foot is built Teheran.

From Robur the Conqueror by Verne, Jules

Mazenderan is not less celebrated in Persian romance than the region at the foot of Demavend.

From Secret Societies of the Middle Ages by Keightley, Thomas

The Ruler of the World is now arrived at Demavend, and it is no longer time to delay.

From Secret Societies of the Middle Ages by Keightley, Thomas