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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • A peak, 8,516 m (27,939 ft) high, of the central Himalaya Mountains on the border of Nepal and Tibet.

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  • proper noun A Himalayan mountain on the border between Nepal and China, the fourth highest in the world.

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  • noun a mountain in the central Himalayas on the border of Tibet and Nepal (27,890 feet high)

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Examples

  • The west face of Lhotse is the primary route to the South Col and on to the Summit of Everest.

    Mt. Everest 2010

  • The west face of Lhotse is the primary route to the South Col and on to the Summit of Everest.

    Mt. Everest 2010

  • The west face of Lhotse is the primary route to the South Col and on to the Summit of Everest.

    Mt. Everest 2010

  • Lhotse is the fourth highest mountain on Earth at 27,940 feet or 8,516 meters

    Mt. Everest 2010

  • Lhotse is the fourth highest mountain on Earth at 27,940 feet or 8,516 meters

    Mt. Everest 2010

  • Lhotse is the fourth highest mountain on Earth at 27,940 feet or 8,516 meters

    Mt. Everest 2010

  • The west face of Lhotse is the primary route to the South Col and on to the Summit of Everest.

    Mt. Everest 2010

  • The west face of Lhotse is the primary route to the South Col and on to the Summit of Everest.

    Mt. Everest 2010

  • The west face of Lhotse is the primary route to the South Col and on to the Summit of Everest.

    Mt. Everest 2010

  • Lhotse is the fourth highest mountain on Earth at 27,940 feet or 8,516 meters

    Mt. Everest 2010

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