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fourteener

fourteener

1 8.1
A mountain at least 14,000 feet high
  • noun
  • /ˈfɔːrˌtiːnər/
  • Jargon
translation icon : montaña de catorce mil pies
  • Many climbers train for months to prepare for their ascent of a challenging fourteener, where the air is thin and the terrain steep.
  • Colorado Fourteeners
  • climb a fourteener
  • ski a fourteener

While the rest of the crew is hiking a fourteener, I'm hanging back and having a little me day.

Examples

  • And no, I do NOT believe Lyin' Ryan climbed "close to 40 of the 54" fourteener peaks (14,000 ft. or so) in Colorado.

    Blog text (13)

  • After reaching the summit of the fourteener, we celebrated with a picnic while enjoying the stunning scenery.

  • While the rest of the crew is hiking a fourteener, I'm hanging back and having a little me day.

    Kara and Nate

  • "A fourteener," she added, referring to one of the many peaks in Colorado over 14,000 feet.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • "We did that one; we did that one," they said, consulting a list of Colorado's famed "Fourteeners."

    Blog text (29)

  • In Colorado, hiking a fourteener is a popular activity for outdoor enthusiasts seeking breathtaking views.

How High

fourteener
  • Jargon
1 8.1
mountain
∞ 1.0
hill
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

fourteener singular
fourteeners plural

Morphology

fourteener = fourteen (semi-transparent) = fourteen + er

Built from 'fourteen' + '-er' to mean a mountain of (roughly) 14,000 feet; the numeric shortening (fourteen → fourteen thousand) is a domain-specific convention, so it's not fully transparent to general learners.

Etymology

Fourteener for a mountain comes from fourteen ('14') and the ending -er, meaning 'one that has or reaches that number'. A fourteener is a peak at least 14,000 feet high, so the name simply describes the mountain's height.