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nine-thousanders

nine-thousanders is the plural of nine-thousander.

Meaning of nine-thousander

Noun

nine-thousander (plural nine-thousanders)

  1. Any mountain that extends more than 9,000 metres (29,528 ft) from the surface.
    • Let’s say that Everest was 200 meters higher, that is, a nine-thousander peak. Would an ascent without additional oxygen still be possible?2018 August 5, Johanna Stöckl, “Reinhold Messner and his famous expedition to Mount Everest: “You mutate into a zombie””, in ISPO
  2. Any mountain that extends more than 9,000 feet but less than 10,000 feet above sea level.

Questions about nine-thousanders

What is nine-thousanders the plural of?
Nine-thousanders is the plural of nine-thousander.

Words near nine-thousanders in the dictionary

  1. nine-pounder
  2. nine-pounders
  3. nine-primaried oscine
  4. nine-tenths
  5. nine-thousander
  6. nine-thousanders
  7. nine-thousandth
  8. nine-timer
  9. nine-timers
  10. nine-to-five
  11. nine-to-fived

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