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Drumochter

Drumochter proper noun: a mountain pass in the Highlands of Scotland, known as the Pass of Drumochter, Drumochter Pass or Drumochter Summit, which is crossed by both the A9 road and the main railway line between Perth and Inverness (OS grid ref NN6376).

Proper noun

Drumochter

  1. A mountain pass in the Highlands of Scotland, known as the Pass of Drumochter, Drumochter Pass or Drumochter Summit, which is crossed by both the A9 road and the main railway line between Perth and Inverness (OS grid ref NN6376).
    • After an overnight in Inverness we returned to Edinburgh via the Highland Main Line, where Drumochter looked cold but spectacular with its rocks, mountains and snow. It was all very John Buchan!2020 January 15, Nigel Harris, “HST's East Coast Farewell Tour”, in Rail, page 33

Origin of Drumochter

From Scottish Gaelic.

Questions about Drumochter

What does Drumochter mean?
Drumochter means a mountain pass in the Highlands of Scotland, known as the Pass of Drumochter, Drumochter Pass or Drumochter Summit, which is crossed by both the A9 road and the main railway line between Perth and Inverness (OS grid ref NN6376).
What part of speech is Drumochter?
Drumochter is a proper noun.

Words near Drumochter in the dictionary

  1. Drumms
  2. Drummuir
  3. drummy
  4. Drumnadrochit
  5. Drumoak
  6. Drumochter
  7. drumology
  8. Drumpellier
  9. Drumpf
  10. Drumree
  11. Drumright

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