Everest

American  

[ev-er-ist, ev-rist] / ˈɛv ər ɪst, ˈɛv rɪst /

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.

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Everest British  

/ 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

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Etymology

Origin of Everest

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

Example Sentences

The $60 million production, paid for the UFC and sponsors, was a logistical Everest, but also the sort of society-shocking stunt that stirs something primal in UFC Barnum Dana White.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 15, 2026

In Nepal, she traveled to Everest Base Camp to write a dispatch for the Christian Science Monitor on the country's attempts to more closely regulate the mountaineering industry.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

"Generally, local guides that take clients to the summit of 8,000m peaks are trained specifically for this purpose," says Ben Ayers, a longtime Everest reporter for Outside Magazine.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

"When I got the keys to that flat it felt like I'd reached the top of Mount Everest," she said.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

In fact, Mount Everest is itself a language-dependent and institutionally defined entity.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton