Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com

Elburz Mountains

American  
[el-boorz] / ɛlˈbʊərz /

plural noun

  1. a mountain range in N Iran, along the S coast of the Caspian Sea. Highest peak, Mt. Demavend, 18,606 feet (5,671 meters).


Elburz Mountains British  
/ ɛlˈbʊəz /

plural noun

  1. a mountain range in N Iran, parallel to the SW and S shores of the Caspian Sea. Highest peak: Mount Demavend, 5671 m (18 606 ft)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

In the Mazandaran province of northern Iran, where the Elburz Mountains careen toward the Caspian Sea, Asieh Amini grew up on a farm surrounded by kiwi and tangerine orchards.

From The New Yorker • Jan. 4, 2016

"Who built your new mosque?" the headman of the village of Hesar Khorvan on the slopes of the Elburz Mountains is asked.

From Time Magazine Archive

Neither he nor his wife, the Empress Farah, had made any public appearances for two weeks, although the Empress slipped away one day to go skiing in the nearby Elburz Mountains.

From Time Magazine Archive

Riding back next day over the Elburz Mountains, the "King of Kings" forged ahead of his suite, who found a snowstorm in Firuzkuh Pass too much for them.

From Time Magazine Archive

I was riding with a couple of servants and some horses to the Caspian shore from the interior of Persia, and encamped one evening at a village in the Elburz Mountains.

From From Pole to Pole A Book for Young People by Hedin, Sven Anders

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Look it up. Learn it forever.

Remember "Elburz Mountains" for good with VocabTrainer. Expand your vocabulary effortlessly with personalized learning tools that adapt to your goals.

Take me to Vocabulary.com