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Helvellyn

[ hel-vel-in ]

noun

  1. a mountain in NW England. 3,118 feet (950 meters).


Helvellyn

/ hɛlˈvɛlɪn /

noun

  1. a mountain in NW England, in the Lake District. Height: 949 m (3114 ft)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Example Sentences

He said his favourite walk was when he climbed Blencathra and his friend Ollie joined him and they got caught in a hailstorm, while Helvellyn was probably the scariest "when daddy and grandad had to hold onto me because it was so windy".

From BBC

He has already tackled Ingleborough, Whernside, The Old Man of Coniston, Helvellyn, and Skiddaw on walks with his dad, his mum Kim, 37, grandad Mark, 67, and sometimes his little sister Ada, 3.

From BBC

Mountain rescue volunteers were already out at Red Tarn, at the base of Helvellyn, helping a woman who had slipped and sustained a suspected fractured ankle when the call from the waterfall near Ullswater came through.

From BBC

A test flight to the top of Helvellyn took him 90 seconds rather than an hour on foot.

From BBC

Staff from Gateshead Cheder, an Orthodox Jewish school, led 13 boys up Helvellyn in the Lake District in March 2020 amid ice and snow.

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