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four-thousander

four-thousander noun: any mountain on Earth that extends more than 4,000 metres (13,123 ft) but less than 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) above sea level.

Noun

four-thousander (plural four-thousanders)

  1. Any mountain on Earth that extends more than 4,000 metres (13,123 ft) but less than 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) above sea level.
    • I haven’t been on any four-thousander before – except for Toubkal, where I didn’t reach the summit ;) so it would be a pleasure to reach some, but hiking the ski runs didn’t seem interesting to me.2018 November 11, Maja, “Hiking trip to Breithorn – the easiest alpine four-thousander”, in Maja Travels

Forms of four-thousander

pluralfour-thousanders

Origin of four-thousander

From four thousand + -er.

Questions about four-thousander

What does four-thousander mean?
Four-thousander means any mountain on Earth that extends more than 4,000 metres (13,123 ft) but less than 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) above sea level.
What part of speech is four-thousander?
Four-thousander is a noun.
What is the plural of four-thousander?
The plural of four-thousander is four-thousanders.

Words near four-thousander in the dictionary

  1. four-stroke
  2. four-stroke engine
  3. four-stroke engines
  4. four-strokes
  5. four-stroking
  6. four-thousander
  7. four-thousanders
  8. four-thousandth
  9. four-to-the-floor
  10. four-top
  11. four-tops

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