Everest
proper nounverbattested in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˈɛvəɹɪst//
- United Kingdom//ˈɛvɹɪst//
- United States//ˈɛvəɹəst//
- United States//ˈɛvɹəst//
Ellipsis of Mount Everest. A mountain on the border of Tibet, China and Nepal.
proper noun
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Ellipsis of Mount Everest. A mountain on the border of Tibet, China and Nepal.
It was unclear whether Pasang Dawa Sherpa planned a third ascent of Everest this season, which started in April and ends the first week of June. Such a feat has never been attempted in the history of Everest climbs, mountaineering experts say.
The deadliest year on Everest remains 2015, when a devastating earthquake in Nepal triggered a series of avalanches on the mountain, killing 20 people.
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Ellipsis of Mount Everest. Epitome, ultimate
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A surname.
Etymology
Mountain named after Sir George Everest. The surname may be from Norman French Devereux, meaning from Évreux.
verb
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To repeatedly cycle up steep roads with a total distance equal to the height of Mount Everest.
Training for an Everest expedition in 1994, Mallory wrote, he had Everested by cycling eight times up Mount Donna Buang, outside Melbourne.
Etymology
From Everesting.
Forms
- plural
- Everests
- past tense
- Everested
- past participle
- Everested
- present participle
- Everesting
- third person singular
- Everests
Everest · Ellipsis of Mount Everest. A mountain on the border of Tibet, China and Nepal.
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