Pyrenees

[ pir-uh-neez ]

plural noun

1. a mountain range between Spain and France. Highest peak, Pic de Néthou, 11,165 feet (3,400 meters).

Pyrenees

/ ˌpɪrəˈniːz /

plural noun

1. a mountain range between France and Spain, extending from the Bay of Biscay to the Mediterranean. Highest peak: Pico de Aneto, 3404 m (11 168 ft)

Pyrenees

1. Mountain chain in southwestern Europe , between France and Spain , extending from the Bay of Biscay on the west to the Mediterranean Sea on the east.

Other Words From

• Pyre·nean adjective
• sub-Pyr·e·nean adjective
• trans-Pyr·e·nean adjective

Example Sentences

A cave in the foothills of the Pyrenees has a wall painting from several thousand years later depicting a battle fought between humans using bows and arrows.

From Salon

A Great Pyrenees, who had just gotten skunked but nevertheless maintained a grin, protected a flock of turkeys.

From Los Angeles Times

The search for a retired doctor who fell while hiking in the Pyrenees has been called off.

From BBC

The family of a retired doctor are searching for him after he fell while hiking in the Pyrenees mountains.

From BBC

This took her to the Pyrenees, almost drowning her in the process, from where she trekked across the mountain range into Spain.

From BBC