Eifel

[ ahy-fuhl ]

noun

1. a hilly region in North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate states in W Germany.

Eifel

/ ˈaifəl; ˈaɪfəl /

noun

1. a plateau region in W Germany, between the River Moselle and the Belgian frontier: quarrying

Example Sentences

The range on the right bank are called the Hunsruck mountains; that on the left bank, the Eifel.

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It is a spur of the Eifel mountains, or hills, as they are called, according to the fancy of the speaker.

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The Eifel is a volcanic range, which is thrown up in peaks and great rugged masses.

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The most beautiful part of this portion of the Eifel is in the neighborhood of Dann and Manderscheid.

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The numerous so-called crater-lakes or maare of the Eifel present several features of interest.

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