Zugspitze

[ zoog-spit-suh; German tsook-shpit-suh ]

noun

1. a mountain in S central Germany, on the Austrian border: highest peak of the Bavarian Alps and in Germany. 9,718 feet (2,962 meters).

Zugspitze

/ ˈtsʊɡˌʃpɪtsə /

noun

1. a mountain peak in S Germany in the Bavarian Alps, on the Austrian border: the highest peak in Germany. Height: 2963 m (9721 ft)

Example Sentences

The summit takes place at the castle resort of Schloss Elmau at the foot of Germany's highest mountain, the Zugspitze - the same venue as when the country last hosted the G7 annual meet-up in 2015.

From Reuters

Police said rescue operations with about 100 officers were underway and at least four people had been pulled out of the water in the valley known as Höllentalklamm near Germany’s tallest mountain, Zugspitze.

From Seattle Times

One of the glaciers on the northern face of the country’s highest peak, the Zugspitze, is losing 250 liters or 66 gallons of water every 30 seconds, it found.

From New York Times

In 1965, a large avalanche slammed unexpectedly into a cable car station and hotel near the summit of the Zugspitze, Germany’s highest peak, killing 10 people.

From Scientific American

People between the ages of 18 and 35 in the market town at the foot of Germany’s tallest mountain, the Zugspitze, have been requested to take a coronavirus test and by Sunday 700 had done so.

From The Guardian