Mount Rainier
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- proper noun
- /maʊnt ˈreɪnɪər/
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Monte Rainier
- All this is accented with the backdrop of majestic Mount Rainier.
- Mount Rainier National Park
- climb Mount Rainier
- views of Mount Rainier
Examples
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Hikers often train extensively to reach the summit of Mount Rainier because of its challenging terrain.
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Now you can see Mount Rainier from where we just were over here, but I've never been to Sewer Park.
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Mount Rainier hosts several recreation areas.
Academic text (1994) -
The glacier on top of Mount Rainier has, I think, sort of eight arms and that's what she is playing with.
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The stunning views from the summit of Mount Rainier attract thousands of visitors each year.
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During summer, the wildflowers bloom beautifully around Mount Rainier, making it a popular destination for nature lovers.
Synonyms
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A tall mountain in central Washington State covered in snow and the highest peak in the Cascade Range
The highest mountain in Washington state, USA, with snow on top
An old name for Mount Rainier, a high mountain in Washington State
Surface Forms
Morphology
This is a proper name/toponym used as the label for a technical standard; the meanings of 'mount' (a landform) and 'Rainier' (a summit name) give no clue to 'a packet-writing standard for optical discs'. As an eponymic technical term the connection is arbitrary and culture/discipline-specific, so learners who know the constituents but haven't seen the term cannot derive its meaning.
Etymology
Mount Rainier was 'named after' a British navy officer, Rear Admiral Peter Rainier, by the sea captain George Vancouver when he saw the tall, snowy mountain from the sea. That's why the big, snowy peak still carries a person's name today.