any separate mountain peak between 2500 feet and 3000 feet high: originally used of Scotland only, but now sometimes extended to other parts of the British Isles
Word origin
C20: named after John Rooke Corbett (1876–1949), who compiled a list of these, published in 1952
Examples of 'Corbett' in a sentence
Corbett
Try to get me an appointment with Mrs Corbett in San Francisco.
Lawson, Jonell ROSES ARE FOR THE RICH
Brian expressed his complete agreement and was about to hang up when John brought up the subject of the Corbett Corporation.
Lawson, Jonell ROSES ARE FOR THE RICH
Mrs Corbett has been out of the country for the past couple of months on a much-needed vacation.