Matterhorn

[ mat-er-hawrn ]

noun
  1. a mountain on the border of Switzerland and Italy, in the Pennine Alps. 14,780 feet (4,505 meters).

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How to use Matterhorn in a sentence

  • Recognition is showering down now on Marlantes and Matterhorn, his 592-page debut.

    The Last Vietnam War Epic | John Douglas Marshall | April 8, 2010 | THE DAILY BEAST
  • Matterhorn deserves the burgeoning attention and wide readership.

    The Last Vietnam War Epic | John Douglas Marshall | April 8, 2010 | THE DAILY BEAST
  • The climactic assault on Matterhorn depicts the chaos, randomness, exhilaration, and tragedies of combat.

    The Last Vietnam War Epic | John Douglas Marshall | April 8, 2010 | THE DAILY BEAST
  • 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. Jerome
  • To "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 Phelps
  • The Matterhorn never reappeared, but seemed the grimmer monster for this sinister invisibility.

    No Hero | E.W. Hornung
  • Quite 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. Hornung
  • But if the Matterhorn is to be scaled by moonlight you cannot be too warmly clad.

British Dictionary definitions for Matterhorn

Matterhorn

/ (ˈmætəˌhɔːn) /


noun
  1. 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)

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Cultural definitions for Matterhorn

Matterhorn

Mountain in the Alps on the border of Switzerland and Italy, celebrated for its distinctive shape.

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