Finsteraarhorn

American  

[fin-ster-ahr-hawrn] / ˌfɪn stərˈɑr hɔrn /

noun

1. a mountain in S central Switzerland: highest peak of the Bernese Alps, 14,026 feet (4,275 meters).

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Finsteraarhorn British  

/ ˌfɪnstərˈaːrhɔrn /

noun

1. a mountain in S central Switzerland: highest peak in the Bernese Alps. Height: 4274 m (14 022 ft)

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Example Sentences

At one moment, to-day, the Finsteraarhorn came to light, but it looked as savage as if it 256 wished to devour us; and yet if we were a single half-hour without rain, it was truly beautiful.

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The Mayenwand was shrouded in grey clouds, and we had only a single peep of the Finsteraarhorn, when we were on the Furka.

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The mists swept onwards, veiling a portion of the scenery; then came forth the Bernese Alps, the Jungfrau, the M�nch, and the Finsteraarhorn; then Titlis, and the Unterwalden mountains.

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I knew the weather-beaten features of more than one of them full well, and reverently I greeted the giants by name, Schreckhorn, Wetterhorn, Finsteraarhorn, Monte Rosa, Monte Viso, and her, the virgin warrior with lowered vizor over her beautiful face immaculate as Diana in her snow-white garb, Die Jungfrau!

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Behind was the Bernese Oberland governed by the Finsteraarhorn, and then the Simplon and St. Gothard groups; the Disgrazia and the Orteler.

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