Helvellyn

[ hel-vel-in ]

/ hɛlˈvɛl ɪn /

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noun

a mountain in NW England. 3,118 feet (950 meters).

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Words nearby Helvellyn

Helsingør, Helsinki, Helsinki Conference, helter-skelter, helve, Helvellyn, Helvetia, Helvetian, Helvetic, Helvetii, Helvétius

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How to use Helvellyn in a sentence

Dicky Wyatt writes, in answer to Helvellyn, that the word "Kettledrum" means a large social party.
Little Folks|Various
I've seen crags and cliffs, I've climbed the dark brow of the mighty Helvellyn, but this puts it over all the earth!
The Come Back|Carolyn Wells
He spoke of it as though it were some beetling eminence, resembling at the very least a Snowdon or an Helvellyn.
The Great North Road: London to York|Charles G. Harper
There is a story of a traveller who was killed by a fall from a precipice near Mt. Helvellyn.
Landseer|Estelle M. Hurll

But Helvellyn was robed in clouds, and the rain was of that determined kind that admits of no hope.
Windfalls|(AKA Alpha of the Plough) Alfred George Gardiner

British Dictionary definitions for Helvellyn

Helvellyn

/ (hɛlˈvɛlɪn) /

noun

a mountain in NW England, in the Lake District. Height: 949 m (3114 ft)

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