a mountain range in S Europe, extending from France through Switzerland and Italy into Austria, Slovenia, and Croatia. Highest peak, Mont Blanc, 15,781 feet (4,810 meters).
This summer, the Salzburg Festival, an opera music event that takes place in indoor concert halls in the Alps every August, drew an audience of visitors from around the globe.
Why Vienna opera singers are ready to risk their lives to perform in a pandemic|Julia Belluz|September 30, 2020|Vox
When he began visiting the Himalayas, in 2013, he wanted to “climb like we do in the Alps,” by which he means bolting to the top and back in a single push, light and fast, from a base camp or village.
Kilian Jornet Has a New Book on His Epic Everest Quest|Nick Heil|September 29, 2020|Outside Online
Their vista of the snow-capped Andes suggests the Bavarian alps and the view from Berchtesgaden.
Holocaust Horrors Haunt the Films ‘Ida’ And ‘The German Doctor’|Jack Schwartz|May 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Then I realized [we were] outside of Italy when I recognized the Alps.
Subirer, for example, is a small bitter pear that grows in the Alps, near Lech.
What to Drink When it’s Cold? The Glory of Austrian Schnaps|Jordan Salcito|January 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And so the world was shocked and saddened to hear about his severe brain injury in the Alps last Sunday morning.
Brain Bleed: Why Michael Schumacher’s Helmet Wasn’t Enough|Dr. Anand Veeravagu, MD, Tej Azad|January 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They must judge wisely and they must judge roundly—they must judge the alps of junk straight out of existence.
The Obligation to be Interesting: James Wolcott’s “Critical Mass”|William Giraldi|October 24, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The Celts fled in confusion, and the road to the Alps was opened.
History of Rome from the Earliest times down to 476 AD|Robert F. Pennell
The goat should be seen on the Alps, and the cat on the house-top.
The Caxtons, Complete|Edward Bulwer-Lytton
Thousands of the children died in attempting a march over the Alps.
Religion & Sex|Chapman Cohen
My confidence remains, like the oak—like the Alps—unshaken, storm-proof.
Thoughts on African Colonization|William Lloyd Garrison
It lacks all that makes the skirts of Alps and Apennines sublime.
New Italian sketches|John Addington Symonds
British Dictionary definitions for Alps
Alps
/ (ælps) /
pl n
a mountain range in S central Europe, extending over 1000 km (650 miles) from the Mediterranean coast of France and NW Italy through Switzerland, N Italy, and Austria to Slovenia. Highest peak: Mont Blanc, 4807 m (15 771 ft)
a range of mountains in the NW quadrant of the moon, which is cut in two by a straight fracture, the Alpine Valley