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Weisshorn

American  
[vahys-hawrn] / ˈvaɪsˌhɔrn /

noun

  1. a mountain in S Switzerland, in the Alps. 14,804 feet (4,512 meters).


Weisshorn British  
/ ˈvaɪsˌhɔːn /

noun

  1. a mountain in S Switzerland, in the Pennine Alps. Height: 4505 m (14 781 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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It’s not a particularly exciting climb up the firetrack, but the views up towards the Weisshorn and Bishorn are staggering.

From The Guardian Jun. 18, 2015

Recommended route Balcony trail Facebook Twitter Pinterest Click to see a larger version of the map From the top of the funicular follow the signs to the Hôtel Weisshorn.

From The Guardian Jun. 18, 2015

Looking at the Weisshorn through the Nicol, the glow of its protuberance was strong or weak according to the position of the prism.

From Fragments of science, V. 1-2 by Tyndall, John

The guide told him: “The Dent Blanche, the Weisshorn, and the Ober Gabelhorn.”

From McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 5, October 1893 by Various

The telegraph wire was no more imagined than it was imagined that the Rhine might flow a river of flame or that the Jungfrau or the Weisshorn might go out on a journey.

From Modern Eloquence: Vol III, After-Dinner Speeches P-Z by Various

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