Everest

[ ev-er-ist, ev-rist ]

/ ˈɛv ər ɪst, ˈɛv rɪst /

noun

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 (8848 meters).

high point; summit: The book is an Everest in the field of historical scholarship.

a male given name.

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Example sentences from the Web for everest

The anti-gun contingent stands before an Everest of obstacles, a wall of patriotic babble about Second Amendment privileges.
As Parents We’re All Gun Violence Cowards|William Giraldi|May 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The airplane flew at an altitude higher than that of Mount Everest—about 38,000 feet compared to Everest at 29,000 feet.
How to Hitchhike a Plane—and Survive|Kent Sepkowitz|April 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
At this writing, 334 permits to climb Everest have been issued for this spring season.
Everest's Sherpas Are Right To Revolt|Dick Dorworth|April 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The tragedy of 16 Sherpas killed was the biggest single loss of life in the history of climbing Everest.
Everest's Sherpas Are Right To Revolt|Dick Dorworth|April 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The top of Everest was visited by 234 people in 2012 on the same day, most of them paid clients.
Everest's Sherpas Are Right To Revolt|Dick Dorworth|April 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It was impossible to know; but at least it was certain there was no clear way to the West side of Everest.
Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921|Charles Kenneth Howard-Bury
It may be concluded the year was abnormally wet, though to what extent on Everest itself can hardly be divined.
Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921|Charles Kenneth Howard-Bury
It was easy to conclude that one valley, this one, must come up on the North side of Makalu all the way to Everest.
Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921|Charles Kenneth Howard-Bury
At this juncture a woman brushed through the crowd and took the rope from Everest's neck.
The Centralia Conspiracy|Ralph Chaplin
Everest attempted a fight with his fists but was overpowered and severely beaten.
The Centralia Conspiracy|Ralph Chaplin

British Dictionary definitions for everest

Everest

/ (ˈɛvərɪst) /

noun

Mount Everest 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)Nepalese name: Sagarmatha Chinese names: Qomolangma, Chomolungma

any high point of ambition or achievement

Word Origin for Everest

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

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