Everest

Ev·er·est

E0252100 (ĕv′ər-ĭst, ĕv′rĭst), Mount A mountain, 8,848 m (29,029 ft) high, of the central Himalaya Mountains on the Tibet-Nepal border. The highest elevation in the world, it was first scaled in 1953 by members of an expedition including Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay.

Everest

(ˈɛvərɪst) n1. (Placename) Mount Everest a mountain in S Asia on the border between Nepal and Tibet, in the Himalayas: the highest mountain in the world; first climbed by members of a British-led expedition (1953). Height: established as 8848 m (29 028 ft) for many years, but the latest of a series of more recent reassessments (in 1999), not currently accepted by all authorities or by either of the controlling governments, puts it at 8850 m (29 035 ft). Nepalese name: Sagarmatha Chinese names: Qomolangma or Chomolungma 2. any high point of ambition or achievement[C19: named after Sir G. Everest (1790–1866), Surveyor-General of India]

Ev•er•est

(ˈɛv ər ɪst, ˈɛv rɪst)

n. Mount, a mountain in S Asia, on the boundary between Nepal and Tibet, in the Himalayas: the highest mountain in the world. 29,028 ft. (8848 m).

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Everest - a mountain in the central Himalayas on the border of Tibet and Nepal; the highest mountain peak in the world (29,028 feet high)Mount Everest, Mt. EverestKingdom of Nepal, Nepal - a small landlocked Asian country high in the Himalayas between India and ChinaSitsang, Thibet, Tibet, Xizang - an autonomous region of the Peoples Republic of China; located in the HimalayasHimalaya, Himalaya Mountains, Himalayas - a mountain range extending 1500 miles on the border between India and Tibet; this range contains the world's highest mountain

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