Everest

[ ev-er-ist, ev-rist ]

noun

1. Mount, a mountain in S Asia, on the boundary between Nepal and Tibet, in the Himalayas: the highest mountain in the world. 29,028 feet (8,848 meters).
2. high point; summit:

   The book is an Everest in the field of historical scholarship.

3. a male given name.

Everest

/ ˈɛvərɪst /

noun

1. Mount Everest
   a mountain in S Asia on the border between Nepal and Tibet, in the Himalayas: the highest mountain in the world; first climbed by members of a British-led expedition (1953). Height: established as 8848 m (29 028 ft) for many years, but the latest of a series of more recent reassessments (in 1999), not currently accepted by all authorities or by either of the controlling governments, puts it at 8850 m (29 035 ft) Nepalese nameSagarmatha Chinese namesQomolangmaChomolungma
2. any high point of ambition or achievement

Word History and Origins

Origin of Everest¹

C19: named after Sir G. Everest (1790–1866), Surveyor-General of India

Example Sentences

For even an experienced biographer, Johnny Carson remains the Everest of celebrity subjects — tempting and perilous.

From Los Angeles Times

The one that led to the dinosaurs’ extinction 66 million years ago was about 10km wide, or almost the height of Mount Everest.

From BBC

The former university student fulfilled her childhood dream of summiting Mount Everest in 2021, aged 20 – and continued to set world firsts as she scaled peak after peak.

From BBC

The discovery was made when the team descended the Central Rongbuk Glacier by the north face of Everest in September.

From BBC

The mother of a British backpacker murdered in New Zealand has climbed to Everest base camp in memory of her daughter.

From BBC