Rigi

[ree-gee]

noun

a mountain in central Switzerland, near the Lake of Lucerne. 5906 feet (1800 meters).

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Examples from the Web for rigi

Contemporary Examples of rigi

A dozen Revolutionary Guards were caught deep inside Pakistan, tracking Rigi.
The Dangerous Drug-Funded Secret War Between Iran and Pakistan
Umar Farooq
December 29, 2014
In his statement, Rigi named Naser Boledi as a main mediator between him and representatives of NATO.
The Dangerous Drug-Funded Secret War Between Iran and Pakistan
Umar Farooq
December 29, 2014
Outside of Iran, Rigi's “confession” seemed like another in the long tradition of statements extracted from prisoners there.
The Dangerous Drug-Funded Secret War Between Iran and Pakistan
Umar Farooq
December 29, 2014

Historical Examples of rigi

On the Rigi his musings on the magnificence of the view are checked by the presence of a cretin.
Mountain Meditations
L. Lind-af-Hageby
The Rigi appears as “a dark and monstrous perpendicular wall.”
Mountain Meditations
L. Lind-af-Hageby
Three days later he landed in Vitznau at the foot of the Rigi.
Tartarin On The Alps
Alphonse Daudet
On our way home, while staying at Lucerne, we went up the Rigi.
Tracks of a Rolling Stone
Henry J. Coke
In ascending the Rigi he again comes across Jones and Walker.
Travelling Sketches.
Anthony Trollope

British Dictionary definitions for rigi

Rigi

noun

a mountain in the Alps of N central Switzerland, between Lakes Lucerne, Zug, and Lauerz

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