K2
/keɪˈtuː/
K2 proper noun: a mountain on the border between Pakistan and Taxkorgan, Kashgar prefecture, Xinjiang, China, the world’s second highest mountain, located in the Ladakh Karakorams. Also the initialism of kinder two.
Proper noun
K2
- A mountain on the border between Pakistan and Taxkorgan, Kashgar prefecture, Xinjiang, China, the world’s second highest mountain, located in the Ladakh Karakorams.
- Here we have K², the highest mountain at present open to Europeans to attempt, only 750 feet lower than Mount Everest.²[1912, Filippo De Filippi, Karakoram and Western Himalaya, 1909, New York: E. P. Dutton and Company, →OCLC, →OL, page 12
- On the morning of July 31, the mountain rose spangled in the summer sun 2,300 feet above Achille Compagnoni and Lino Lacedelli. Strapping on three oxygen tanks, the two men faced toward K2's last fastness.1954 October 11, “Assault on the Summit: The Conquerors' Account”, in Life, volume 37, number 15, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 33
- Synonyms:
- Dapsang, Mount Godwin-Austen, Mount K2, Qogir, Chogori, the Savage Mountain
Also used as
K2 is also the initialism of kinder two.
K2 meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
K2 in Hindi
- the world’s second highest mountain
- के२ ke2, के-टू ke-ṭū
K2 in Tamil
- the world’s second highest mountain
- கே-2 கொடுமுடி kē-2 koṭumuṭi
K2 in Marathi
- the world’s second highest mountain
- के२ ke2
K2 in Urdu
- the world’s second highest mountain
- کے ٹو kai-ṭū
More languagesFewer languages
- K2 in Bengali
- কে২ ke2
- K2 in Telugu
- కే2 kē2
- K2 in Kannada
- ಕೆ೨ ke2
- K2 in Punjabi
- ਕੇ ਟੂ ke ṭū
- K2 in Nepali
- के२ ke2
- K2 in Arabic
- جَبَل كَي ٢ jabal kay iṯnān
- K2 in Persian
- کی ۲ kay doh
- K2 in Thai
- ยอดเขาเคทู yôt kăo kây-too
Examples of K2 in a sentence
- What is there on the summit of K2, that would entice a climber to risk everything?2001, Heidi Howkins, K2: One Woman's Quest for the Summit, Washington, D.C.: National Geographic, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page v:
- Meyer’s team was one of eight international expeditions that were setting off on the final day of their ascent of K2, at 28,251 feet the second-tallest mountain on earth.2010, Graham Bowley, No Way Down: Life and Death on K2, HarperCollins, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page xx:
- I'm super excited to be on the summit of K2!2020, Carla Perez, 42:40 from the start, in Breathtaking: K2 - The World's Most Dangerous Mountain | Eddie Bauer, YouTube, Eddie Bauer...
- Even a successful spring or summer climb of K2 is rare.2021 January 19, Adam Skolnick, Bhadra Sharma, “How Climbers Reached the Summit of K2 in Winter for the First Time”, in The New York Times...
Synonyms of K2
- Dapsang
- Mount Godwin-Austen
- Mount K2
- Qogir
- Chogori
- the Savage Mountain
Forms of K2
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Origin of K2
Designated by Thomas Montgomerie in 1856 during the Great Trigonometrical Survey of British India, for being the second of the two most prominent peaks in the Karakoram range visible to him from Mount Harmukh.
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Words that rhyme with K2
Questions about K2
- What does K2 mean?
- K2 means a mountain on the border between Pakistan and Taxkorgan, Kashgar prefecture, Xinjiang, China, the world’s second highest mountain, located in the Ladakh Karakorams.
- What is K2 in Hindi?
- K2 in Hindi is के२ (ke2), के-टू (ke-ṭū). See K2 meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use K2 in a sentence?
- What is there on the summit of K2, that would entice a climber to risk everything?
- What part of speech is K2?
- K2 is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce K2?
- K2 is pronounced /keɪˈtuː/.
Words near K2 in the dictionary
Source and license
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