Matterhorn

American  

[mat-er-hawrn] / ˈmæt ərˌhɔrn /

noun

1. a mountain on the border of Switzerland and Italy, in the Pennine Alps. 14,780 feet (4,505 meters).

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Matterhorn British  

/ ˈmætəˌhɔːn /

noun

1. French name: Mont Cervin.  Italian name: Monte Cervino.  a mountain on the border between Italy and Switzerland, in the Pennine Alps. Height: 4477 m (14 688 ft)

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Matterhorn Cultural  

1. Mountain in the Alps on the border of Switzerland and Italy, celebrated for its distinctive shape.

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Matterhorn

While I was waiting to board the Matterhorn Bobsleds later, I met Erin Millan and her 10-year-old daughter Lilly, who told me about a strategy called “stacking.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026

Gurr was the pivotal designer behind the Autopia cars, the Disneyland Monorail, the Matterhorn Bobsleds and the tomb-like ride vehicles — the “doom buggies” — of the Haunted Mansion.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 25, 2025

Last July, human remains found close to Matterhorn were confirmed to be those of a German climber missing since 1986.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2024

And the body of missing British climber Jonathan Conville was discovered in 2014 by a helicopter pilot who spotted something unusual while delivering supplies to a mountain refuge on the Matterhorn.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2024

A tour included a mountain climb to the famous Matterhorn....

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly