matterhorn
IPA: mˈætɝhɝn
Root Word: Matterhorn
noun
- An iconic pyramidal mountain on the border of Switzerland and Italy.
- (by extension) Something difficult to achieve or to surmount.
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Examples of "matterhorn" in Sentences
- Triumph and death on the Matterhorn.
- Ruskin was the Matterhorn's poet par excellence.
- Construction of the Klein Matterhorn cable car lift.
- The players spliced the matterhorn, insulting Mangan.
- It is used to climb the Matterhorn on the normal route.
- The common analog of the Matterhorn is the Music Express.
- This photo was taken on the Swiss side of the Matterhorn.
- He also climbed in the Swiss Alps, ascending the Matterhorn.
- The Matterhorn in the European Alps is an example of such a peak.
- The Matterhorn is an arrow shaped hank of rock 12,279 feet high in California's Sierra Nevada Mountains.
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