Mount Everest

American  

noun

1. Everest.

2. something regarded as the most difficult or challenging of its kind.

   the Mount Everest of international sailing.

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Mount Everest Cultural  

1. Mountain on the border of Tibet and Nepal in the central Himalayas.

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At over 29,000 feet, it is the highest peak in the world.

It was first scaled in 1953 by Edmund Hillary of New Zealand and Tenzing Norgay of Nepal.

Example Sentences

These chemicals have been detected virtually everywhere on Earth, from the top of Mount Everest to inside human blood and brains.

From Barron's

A scheme to encourage climbers to bring their waste down from Mount Everest is being scrapped - with Nepalese authorities telling the BBC it has been a failure.

From BBC

But the broadcaster quietly announced hours before showtime that the segment would "air in a future broadcast," replacing it with a piece on the sherpas working on Mount Everest.

From Barron's

The workers were building an airport 14,100 feet above sea level near the town of Tingri, where the Tibetan plateau meets Mount Everest.

From The Wall Street Journal

Home to eight of the world's 10 highest peaks, including Mount Everest, Nepal welcomes hundreds of climbers and trekkers every year.

From Barron's