Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

six-thousander

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: six-t-hou-sander
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any mountain on Earth that extends more than 6,000 metres (19,685 ft) but less than 7,000 metres (22,966 ft) above sea level.

Example Sentences

"If you judge countries purely by their mountainous terrain, Finland is a bit of a loser. Halti, Finland's tallest, is around 1,324 meters, or about 4,340 feet, making it a "one-thousander" as it is over a thousand meters above sea level. That may sound impressive, but bear in mind that the tallest peak in the United States is a six-thousander and Mount Everest is a eight-thousander."
"Paul Ramsden and Tim Miller have done it again: the two Brits managed another first ascent of a six-thousander in Nepal this fall – in alpine style (without bottled oxygen, without Sherpa support, without fixed ropes and without fixed high camps) and on a difficult route."

Etymology

From six thousand + -er.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: six thousand
Suffix: -er

Inflected Forms

six-thousanders (plural)

Questions

What does six-thousander mean?: Any mountain on Earth that extends more than 6,000 metres (19,685 ft) but less than 7,000 metres (22,966 ft) above sea level.
Where does six-thousander come from?: From six thousand + -er.

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