Four-thousander
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Any mountain on Earth that extends more than 4,000 metres (13,123 ft) but less than 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) above sea level.
"I haven’t been on any four-thousander before – except for Toubkal, where I didn’t reach the summit ;) so it would be a pleasure to reach some, but hiking the ski runs didn’t seem interesting to me."
Example
More examples"I haven’t been on any four-thousander before – except for Toubkal, where I didn’t reach the summit ;) so it would be a pleasure to reach some, but hiking the ski runs didn’t seem interesting to me."
Etymology
From four thousand + -er.
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