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eight-thousander

eight-thousander noun: any of the fourteen independent mountains on Earth, all located in Asia, that extend more than 8,000 metres (26,247 ft) above sea level.

Noun

eight-thousander (plural eight-thousanders)

  1. Any of the fourteen independent mountains on Earth, all located in Asia, that extend more than 8,000 metres (26,247 ft) above sea level.
    • But most readers will guffaw at the commentary from Messner's waifish young companion, Sabine Stehle ("to basecamp on three eight thousander expeditions").1968, American Alpine Club, The American Alpine Journal
    • The challenge we had set ourselves was to climb this eight-thousander as a twosome, without a large expedition, without high-altitude porters or oxygen gear...1991, Kurt Diemberger, Audrey Salkeld, The endless knot: K2, mountain of dreams and destiny

Examples of eight-thousander in a sentence

  • From then on I have been waiting for a new opportunity to enjoy them more intensively than through a view from the summit of an eight-thousander.1998, Reinhold Messner, The Crystal Horizon:
  • That may sound impressive, but bear in mind that the tallest peak in the United States is a six-thousander and Mount Everest is a eight-thousander.2015 December 18, Adam Taylor, “The Norwegian plan to gift Finland a mountain”, in The Washington Post:
  • It is home to five of the world's fourteen eight-thousanders[.]2025 December, Rana Hassan Javaid, “Conquering Heights: A Soldier's Journey Through Pakistan's Mighty Peaks”, in Hilal English, volume 62...

Forms of eight-thousander

pluraleight-thousanders

Origin of eight-thousander

From eight thousand + -er.

Questions about eight-thousander

What does eight-thousander mean?
Eight-thousander means any of the fourteen independent mountains on Earth, all located in Asia, that extend more than 8,000 metres (26,247 ft) above sea level.
How do you use eight-thousander in a sentence?
From then on I have been waiting for a new opportunity to enjoy them more intensively than through a view from the summit of an eight-thousander.
What part of speech is eight-thousander?
Eight-thousander is a noun.
What is the plural of eight-thousander?
The plural of eight-thousander is eight-thousanders.

Words near eight-thousander in the dictionary

  1. eight-penny nail
  2. eight-penny nails
  3. eight-precious
  4. eight-spotted flea beetle
  5. eight-spotted flea beetles
  6. eight-thousander
  7. eight-thousanders
  8. eight-thousandth
  9. eight-top
  10. eight-tops
  11. eight-treasure

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