nine-thousander en · NOUN
Etymology
From nine thousand + -er.
Meanings
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Any mountain that extends more than 9,000 metres (29,528 ft) from the surface.
Let’s say that Everest was 200 meters higher, that is, a nine-thousander peak. Would an ascent without additional oxygen still be possible?
2018 August 5, Johanna Stöckl, “Reinhold Messner and his famous expedition to Mount Everest: “You mutate into a zombie””, in ISPO:
- Any mountain that extends more than 9,000 feet but less than 10,000 feet above sea level.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| nine-thousanders | Number=Plur | lexicographic |