Everest

[ev-er-ist, ev-rist]

noun

1. Mount, a mountain in S Asia, on the boundary between Nepal and Tibet, in the Himalayas: the highest mountain in the world. 29,028 feet (8,848 meters).

2. high point; summit.

   The book is an Everest in the field of historical scholarship.

3. a male given name.

Everest

/ ˈɛvərɪst /

noun

1. Nepalese name: Sagarmatha. Chinese names: Qomolangma.  Chomolungma. a mountain in S Asia on the border between Nepal and Tibet, in the Himalayas: the highest mountain in the world; first climbed by members of a British-led expedition (1953). Height: established as 8848 m (29 028 ft) for many years, but the latest of a series of more recent reassessments (in 1999), not currently accepted by all authorities or by either of the controlling governments, puts it at 8850 m (29 035 ft)

2. any high point of ambition or achievement

Word History and Origins

Origin of Everest¹

C19: named after Sir G. Everest (1790–1866), Surveyor-General of India

Example Sentences

With more than 1,200 pages to plough through, it's often regarded as the Everest of literature with prose as insurmountable as the famed peak.

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Home to eight of the world's 10 highest peaks, including Mount Everest, Nepal welcomes hundreds of climbers and trekkers every year.

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Nepal's mountains including Everest have long drawn climbers from across the world, but a growing community is exploring hidden summits promising solitude and the chance to be first to the top.

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Hong Kong superstar and raging favourite Ka Ying Rising, ridden by Zac Purton, won his 14th in a row Saturday by crossing the line first in the world's richest turf race, The Everest, in Sydney.

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While this mycological Nepal adventure peaks at Everest Base Camp, the real action takes place in the forests on its lower slopes on the way up.

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