Matterhorn
a mountain on the border of Switzerland and Italy, in the Pennine Alps. 14,780 feet (4,505 meters).
- French Mont Cervin.
Words Nearby Matterhorn
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024
How to use Matterhorn in a sentence
This far smaller mountain vibrates at a frequency around four times higher than the Matterhorn’s.
The Alps’ Matterhorn shows how much even big mountains sway | Peg Lopata | March 18, 2022 | Science News For StudentsThe top of the Matterhorn sways more than its base — 14 times more.
The Alps’ Matterhorn shows how much even big mountains sway | Peg Lopata | March 18, 2022 | Science News For StudentsThe centerpiece of the expedition is the new route Anker and Chin put up Ulvetanna Peak, a 9,600-foot fang named after the Matterhorn.
That Time Conrad Anker, Jimmy Chin, and Alex Honnold Went to Antarctica | jversteegh | October 22, 2021 | Outside OnlineFor the aerial search and rescue team tasked with safeguarding adventurers on the nearly 15,000-foot-tall Matterhorn, perilous conditions, frightening heights, and difficult maneuvers are just part of another day on the job.
‘The Horn’ Goes Behind the Scenes of Matterhorn Rescues | Outside Editors | April 8, 2021 | Outside OnlineAs I approached the summit of the Matterhorn Peak last week, I discovered the same sense of concentration.
Michael Ybarra’s Death Underscores the Allure and Dangers of Solo Climbing | Scott C. Johnson | July 15, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
Recognition is showering down now on Marlantes and Matterhorn, his 592-page debut.
Matterhorn deserves the burgeoning attention and wide readership.
The climactic assault on Matterhorn depicts the chaos, randomness, exhilaration, and tragedies of combat.
He paused, and appeared to be absorbed in contemplation of the distant Matterhorn, then clad in its rosy robe of evening.
The Observations of Henry | Jerome K. JeromeTo "remind us of Dickens" would be as difficult for many modern novelists as for a molehill to remind us of the Matterhorn.
Essays on Modern Novelists | William Lyon PhelpsThe Matterhorn never reappeared, but seemed the grimmer monster for this sinister invisibility.
No Hero | E.W. HornungQuite brilliant; but I don't quite know what to say to your letting my baby climb that awful Matterhorn; in a fog, too!
No Hero | E.W. HornungBut if the Matterhorn is to be scaled by moonlight you cannot be too warmly clad.
Mr. Punch on the Continong | Various
British Dictionary definitions for Matterhorn
/ (ˈmætəˌhɔːn) /
a mountain on the border between Italy and Switzerland, in the Pennine Alps. Height: 4477 m (14 688 ft): French name: Mont Cervin Italian name: Monte Cervino (ˈmonte tʃerˈviːno)
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
Cultural definitions for Matterhorn
Mountain in the Alps on the border of Switzerland and Italy, celebrated for its distinctive shape.
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Browse