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Karakoram

American  
[kahr-uh-kawr-uhm, -kohr-, kar-] / ˌkɑr əˈkɔr əm, -ˈkoʊr-, ˌkær- /

noun

  1. Also called Mustagh.  a mountain range in NW India, in N Kashmir. Highest peak, K2, 28,250 feet (8,611 meters).

  2. a pass traversing this range, on the route from NE Kashmir to Sinkiang province in China. 18,300 feet (5,580 meters).


Karakoram British  
/ ˌkærəˈkɔːrəm /

noun

  1. a mountain system in N Kashmir, extending for about 480 km (300 miles) from northwest to southeast: contains the second highest peak in the world (K2); crossed by several high passes, notably the Karakoram Pass 5575 m (18 290 ft)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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