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When I climb a fourteener, a 14,000-foot/4,260-meter peak, in the winter by myself, I leave an itinerary and information about where my vehicle will be parked and the name of the county sheriff to contact in case I don't get home.
Aron Ralston

Meaning of "fourteener" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FOURTEENER

fourteener  [ˌfɔːˈtiːnə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FOURTEENER

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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Fourteener is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FOURTEENER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

fourteener

Fourteener

In mountaineering terminology in the United States, a fourteener is a mountain that meets or exceeds an elevation of 14,000 feet above mean sea level. Colorado has the majority of fourteeners in the contiguous United States, followed by California, which has the second largest group of such peaks in the lower 48 states. Climbing all of Colorado's fourteeners is a popular pastime among peak baggers; another popular target is climbing all of the fourteeners in the contiguous United States. Various ski mountaineers have completed ski descents of all the Colorado fourteeners, and the first attempts are being made to complete ski descents of all U.S. fourteeners. Topographic elevation is the vertical distance above the reference geoid, a precise mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gravitational surface. Topographic prominence is the elevation difference between the summit and the highest or key col to a higher summit. Topographic isolation is the minimum great circle distance to a point of higher elevation.

Definition of fourteener in the English dictionary

The first definition of fourteener in the dictionary is a line of poetry with fourteen syllables. Other definition of fourteener is a poem with fourteen lines. Fourteener is also a mountain that is higher than 14,000 feet.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FOURTEENER


Argentina
ˌɑːdʒənˈtiːnə
cantina
kænˈtiːnə
catena
kəˈtiːnə
cavatina
ˌkævəˈtiːnə
concertina
ˌkɒnsəˈtiːnə
cortina
kɔːˈtiːnə
fifteener
ˌfɪfˈtiːnə
flutina
fluːˈtiːnə
fontina
fɒnˈtiːnə
lateener
ləˈtiːnə
pastina
pæsˈtiːnə
phlyctaena
flɪkˈtiːnə
scarlatina
ˌskɑːləˈtiːnə
sixteener
ˌsɪksˈtiːnə
sonatina
ˌsɒnəˈtiːnə
spartina
spɑːˈtiːnə
teener
ˈtiːnə
tina
ˈtiːnə
toccatina
ˌtɒkəˈtiːnə
tontiner
tɒnˈtiːnə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FOURTEENER

foursquareness
fourteen
Fourteen Points
fourteenth
fourteenthly
fourth
fourth dimension
fourth estate
fourth finger
fourth form
fourth grade
Fourth International
Fourth of July
Fourth Republic
Fourth World
fourth-class
fourth-dimensional
fourth-grader
fourth-rate
fourthly

WORDS THAT END LIKE FOURTEENER

bottle-opener
careener
fastener
freshener
gardener
greener
in-betweener
keener
Kitchener
listener
opener
preener
screener
sharpener
shebeener
softener
straightener
strengthener
tweener
wiener

Synonyms and antonyms of fourteener in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «fourteener» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FOURTEENER

Find out the translation of fourteener to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of fourteener from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «fourteener» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

fourteener
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

fourteener
570 millions of speakers

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fourteener
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

fourteener
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

fourteener
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

fourteener
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fourteener
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

চোদ্দো মাত্রার চরণ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

fourteener
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Empat belas
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

fourteener
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

fourteener
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

fourteener
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Fourteener
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

fourteener
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

fourteener
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चौथी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Fourteener
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fourteener
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

fourteener
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

fourteener
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

fourteener
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

fourteener
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

fourteener
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fourteener
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fourteener
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of fourteener

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FOURTEENER»

The term «fourteener» is normally little used and occupies the 138.672 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about fourteener

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QUOTES WITH «FOURTEENER»

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Aron Ralston
When I climb a fourteener, a 14,000-foot/4,260-meter peak, in the winter by myself, I leave an itinerary and information about where my vehicle will be parked and the name of the county sheriff to contact in case I don't get home.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FOURTEENER»

Discover the use of fourteener in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to fourteener and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Longs Peak: The Story of Colorado's Favorite Fourteener
Avid climber Dougald MacDonald has gathered histories, hair-raising tales, and personal journeys to tell of this prominent peak in the Rocky Mountain National Park.
Dougald MacDonald, 2004
2
Sleeping on the Summits: Colorado Fourteener High Bivys
"Roughly 750,000 people attempt to climb a Colorado Fourteener (14er) each year.
Jon Kedrowski, Chris Tomer, 2012
3
Poetry Dictionary
Corn planting 80 percent in, needs sun to green up well. Rose chafer sighted widely, but little sign of chewing yet. The next few days are critical. Thus heavily infested, June lurches harvestward again. FOURTEENER A line consisting of seven ...
John Drury, 2005
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Articles on Peak Bagging in the United States, Including: ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Hephaestus Books, 2011
5
Archaic Style in English Literature, 1590–1674
When Spenser began to write The Faerie Queene in the 1570s, the fourteener would have been a real option for him. However, it began to slip out of fashion in the 1580s, perhaps in part as a result of Spenser's decision to opt for pentameters ...
Lucy Munro, 2013
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Shia Dissociation from Usuli School
Fourteener. Shias. A very important point must be clear that Usuli scholars present themselves as “Athna Ashri” (Twelver Shias) but in fact they are not. Because they believe in 14 Imams at present: Khomeini No 13, and Khamenei No 14.
Dr. Alsyyed Abu Mohammad Naqvi, 2013
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Halfway to Heaven: My White-knuckled--and ...
Our home state has fifty-four peaks higher than 14,000 feet— more than any other state or province in north america. every year more than 500,000 people try to climb a fourteener, but fewer than 1,300 people have ever reported standing atop ...
Mark Obmascik, 2009
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The Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics
M. Perloff FOURTEENER. In Eng., a metrical line of  syllables, usually comprising seven *iambs, which since the Middle Ages has taken two distinct forms used for various kinds of poetry and thus exhibiting widely differing characteristics ...
Roland Greene, Stephen Cushman, Clare Cavanagh, 2012
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The Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics: Fourth Edition
M. Perloff FOURTEENER. In Eng., a metrical line of  syllables, usually comprising seven *iambs, which since the Middle Ages has taken two distinct forms used for various kinds of poetry and thus exhibiting widely differing characteristics.
Stephen Cushman, Clare Cavanagh, Jahan Ramazani, 2012
10
Tudor Verse Satire
Drant translated Horace's satires into the rhymed 'fourteener' couplet, a clumsy but popular measure also used by Edward Hake in his early and tedious collection of satires News Out of Paul's Churchyard (I567). The fourteener was used by ...
K. W. Gransden, 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FOURTEENER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term fourteener is used in the context of the following news items.
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How I finally got around to doing a 14er
Dave and I had just reached the summit of Quandary Peak, the first time either of us had hiked to the top of a fourteener. Larry had done a ... «Colorado Springs Independent, Jul 15»
2
Andrew Hamilton breaks speed record climbing Colorado's 14000 …
A group of fans, friends and family had gathered on the trail at that point to celebrate their fourteener champion. On the 14ers.com forum, where ... «The Denver Post, Jul 15»
3
Hiking Colorado's Fourteeners With Kids
When my son Logan was nine years old, he tackled his first fourteener. Although it was a struggle for him most of the way up, when he stumbled ... «5280 | The Denver Magazine, Jul 15»
4
Climber sets speed climbing record for Colorado's peaks
As he descended Longs Peak, a group of friends, fans and family gathered on the trail to celebrate the so-called fourteener's accomplishment. «The Coloradoan, Jul 15»
5
Father, son reach the peak of travel adventure
Usually people start on a 12 or “Fourteener” (12,000- or 14,000- foot peak). It's the highest freestanding mountain in the world, which that right ... «The Herald, Jul 15»
6
Hardrock 100 traverses the San Juan Mountains this weekend
The highpoint is an ascent of fourteener Handies Peak, which comes at mile 38. The loop course changes direction year to year, with this year's ... «The Daily Planet, Jul 15»
7
Man tosses pie in Colorado road rage incident
Hamilton once briefly owned the fourteener speed record. In 1999, after studying maps and training, he climbed all the state's highest peaks ... «Denver Sun Times, Jul 15»
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Andrew Hamilton tries climbing Colorado's 14ers in record time
Hamilton once briefly owned the fourteener speed record. In 1999, after studying maps and training, he climbed all the state's highest peaks ... «The Denver Post, Jul 15»
9
Hike We Like: Mount Yale
The standard route up this straightforward fourteener gains 4,300 feet—and rewards you with views of 30 more fourteeners you'll be inspired to ... «5280 | The Denver Magazine, Jul 15»
10
VIDEO: Colorado girl pulls out tooth with slingbow
Hamilton once briefly owned the fourteener speed record. In 1999, after studying maps and training, he climbed all the state's highest peaks ... «Denver Sun Times, Jul 15»

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