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conquest of the mountains

conquest of the mountains

7.7
An achievement of climbing to the top of mountains
  • noun
translation icon : conquista de las montañas
  • The book details the team's dangerous conquest of the mountains in the Himalayas.

Examples

  • Celebrating his conquest of the mountains, he raised a flag at the summit.

  • Her conquest of the mountains inspired climbers around the world to follow in her footsteps.

  • The conquest of the mountains was a remarkable achievement.

  • Many climbers dream of the conquest of the mountains in the Himalayas.

  • Celebrating his conquest of the mountains, he raised a flag at the summit.

  • Her conquest of the mountains inspired climbers around the world to follow in her footsteps.

  • The book details the team's dangerous conquest of the mountains in the Himalayas.

Synonyms

mountain climbing
vsconquest of the mountains
9 3.2

An activity of going up tall mountains using ropes and other equipment

emphasizes successful ascent and exploration rather than technique
mountaineering
vsconquest of the mountains
7 4.7

Climbing mountains for sport or adventure

focuses on achieving successful ascents or exploring peaks
alpinism
vsconquest of the mountains
1 9.3

A sport that involves climbing very high mountains, often by hard routes

applies to any successful ascent or exploration, not only extreme ones

How Difficult

conquest of the mountains
7.7
trek
279 4.8
to hike
120 2.0

Surface Forms

conquest of the mountains singular
conquests of the mountains plural

Morphology

conquest + of + the + mountain

The phrase is fully compositional: 'conquest' (achieving mastery/overcoming) combined with 'of the mountains' clearly yields the literal meaning of overcoming or successfully climbing mountains. This noun + of + noun structure and the semantics are cross‑linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents should be able to derive the meaning.

Etymology

Conquest of the mountains comes from the simple image of climbers reaching a high peak and planting a flag after a hard struggle with rock and weather. The word conquest means taking control and mountains are the high peaks, so the phrase now means 'successfully climbing or exploring mountains'.