K2

[key-too]

noun

1. Also called Dapsang. Also called Godwin Austen. a mountain in N Kashmir: highest peak in the Karakoram range and second highest in the world. 28,250 feet (8,611 meters).

Trademark.

1. a brand name for a synthetic cannabis compound.

K2

noun

1. Also called: Godwin-Austen.  Dapsang. a mountain in the Karakoram Range on the Kashmir-Xinjiang border: the second highest mountain in the world. Height: 8611 m (28 250 ft)

Word History and Origins

Origin of K2¹

First recorded in 1855-60 K2 for def. 1; 2010 K2 for def. 2; K(arakoram) ( def. 1 ) + 2 (because it was the second peak in the range to be measured)

Example Sentences

She spent seven weeks camped at the base of K2 in Pakistan, waiting for high winds to subside.

From BBC

It features some of the earliest high-altitude photographs of Kanchenjunga, the world's third-highest mountain, and K2, the world's second-tallest mountain, captured over a century ago.

From BBC

But councillors heard that people living in the nearby K2 Apartments had raised fears over noise and anti-social behaviour.

From BBC

She became the youngest woman in the world to summit K2, and the youngest person to summit Gasherbrum 1 without supplementary oxygen.

From BBC

Several climbers die in Pakistan every year while trying to reach the summit of some of the world’s highest mountains, including K2, which is in Pakistan’s north.

From Seattle Times