El Capitan

[ el kap-i-tan ]

/ ɛl ˌkæp ɪˈtæn /

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noun

a mountain in E California, in the Sierra Nevada Mountains: precipice that rises over 3,300 feet (1,000 meters) above Yosemite Valley.

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How to use El Capitan in a sentence

On June 3, 2017, my boyfriend, Alex Honnold, became the first person to free-solo El Capitan, a 3,000-foot wall in Yosemite National Park.
What ‘Free Solo’ Taught Me About Love|Sanni McCandless|May 5, 2021|Outside Online
If entering via State Route 41, the very first opportunity appears at Tunnel View, where some of the park’s biggest icons—Half Dome, El Capitan, and Bridalveil Fall—magically appear as you exit the darkness of its namesake tube.
The Ultimate Yosemite National Park Travel Guide|Shawnté Salabert|February 22, 2021|Outside Online
Try the five-mile loop around Mirror Lake or the flat 11-mile Valley Loop Trail, which passes by landmarks like El Capitan and Bridalveil Fall.
7 Tranquil Airbnbs Near Winter-Friendly National Parks|Megan Michelson|December 11, 2020|Outside Online
You can understand how an editor might carelessly make the jump from “Emily Harrington is the first woman to free-climb Golden Gate in a day” to “first woman to free-climb El Capitan in a day.”
The Press Misreported Emily Harrington's Record|Andrew Bisharat|November 10, 2020|Outside Online

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The Press Misreported Emily Harrington's Record|Andrew Bisharat|November 10, 2020|Outside Online
El Bulli, for instance, previously named the best restaurant in the world, shuttered its doors after only a few decades.
Inside The World’s 10 Oldest Restaurants|Justin Jones|December 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In 2010, La Rana Dorada followed in Istmo's footsteps and opened a brewpub in the neighborhood of El Congrejo.
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So, Schmidt followed the gold rush to the El Paso mountains and claimed an area of mining land.
The Mole Man’s Tunnel to Nowhere|Nina Strochlic|November 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“We are happy, as happy as before,” she said, according to El País.
Adiós to the Diva Duchess|Barbie Latza Nadeau|November 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
By Tuesday night, going through Bet El was no longer possible.
The Radicals Who Slaughtered a Synagogue|Creede Newton|November 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Elyon is the name of an ancient Phœnician god, slain by his son El, no doubt the “first-born of death” in Job xviii.
Solomon and Solomonic Literature|Moncure Daniel Conway
El Imparcial maintained that he was worthy of being honoured as a 19th century conquering hero.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
There is always in the background of my mind dread lest help should reach the enemy before we have done with Sedd-el-Bahr.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
Felipe had leaped out of the carriage, and after a few words with the old Capitan, had hurried with him into his house.
Ramona|Helen Hunt Jackson
However, even that may come to pass in the struggle for "el high life," of which some of the Spanish writers complain so bitterly.
Spanish Life in Town and Country|L. Higgin and Eugne E. Street

British Dictionary definitions for El Capitan

El Capitan

/ (ɛl ˌkapɪˈtæn) /

noun

a mountain in E central California, in the Sierra Nevada: a monolith with a precipice rising over 1100 m (3600 ft) above the floor of the Yosemite Valley. Height: 2306 m (7564 ft)

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