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The atomic bomb made the prospect of future war unendurable. It has led us up those last few steps to the mountain pass; and beyond there is a different country.
J. Robert Oppenheimer

Meaning of "mountain pass" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MOUNTAIN PASS

mountain pass  [ˈmaʊntɪn pɑːs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MOUNTAIN PASS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Mountain pass 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 MOUNTAIN PASS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

mountain pass

Mountain pass

A mountain pass is a route through a mountain range or over a ridge. If following the lowest possible route, a pass is locally the highest point on that route. Since many of the world's mountain ranges have presented formidable barriers to travel, passes have been important since before recorded history, and have played a key role in trade, war, and migration. At lower elevations it may be called a hill pass.

Definition of mountain pass in the English dictionary

The definition of mountain pass in the dictionary is a low point on a mountain that allows easy access to climbers.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MOUNTAIN PASS


bypass
ˈbaɪˌpɑːs
bypast
ˈbaɪˌpɑːs
handpass
ˈhændˌpɑːs
impasse
æmˈpɑːs
outpass
ˌaʊtˈpɑːs
overpass
ˈəʊvəˌpɑːs
pass
pɑːs
PayPass
ˈpeɪˌpɑːs
repass
riːˈpɑːs
sparse
spɑːs
surpass
sɜːˈpɑːs
timepass
ˈtaɪmˌpɑːs
underpass
ˈʌndəˌpɑːs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MOUNTAIN PASS

mountain climber
Mountain Daylight Time
mountain devil
mountain dew
mountain everlasting
mountain goat
mountain guide
mountain laurel
mountain lion
mountain nyala
mountain pine
mountain range
mountain rescue
mountain rescue team
mountain sheep
mountain sickness
Mountain Standard Time
Mountain State
Mountain Time
mountain top

WORDS THAT END LIKE MOUNTAIN PASS

back pass
backstage pass
boarding pass
bring to pass
bus pass
centre pass
come to pass
compass
coronary bypass
day pass
encompass
forward pass
free pass
hospital pass
magnetic compass
press pass
ski pass
stab pass
trespass
wall pass

Synonyms and antonyms of mountain pass in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «mountain pass» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MOUNTAIN PASS

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

Translator English - Chinese

山口
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

paso de montaña
570 millions of speakers

English

mountain pass
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पहाड़ पास
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الممر الجبلي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

горный перевал
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

passagem de montanha
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ঘাট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

col de montagne
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pas gunung
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Gebirgspass
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

고개
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Gunung pass
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đèo
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மலை பாஸ்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पर्वत पास
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

dağ geçidi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

passo di montagna
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przełęcz
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

гірський перевал
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pass munte
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ορεινό πέρασμα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bergpas
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

bergspass
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fjellovergang
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of mountain pass

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MOUNTAIN PASS»

The term «mountain pass» is regularly used and occupies the 76.610 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 mountain pass

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QUOTES WITH «MOUNTAIN PASS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word mountain pass.
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J. Robert Oppenheimer
The atomic bomb made the prospect of future war unendurable. It has led us up those last few steps to the mountain pass; and beyond there is a different country.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MOUNTAIN PASS»

Discover the use of mountain pass in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to mountain pass and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Mountain Pass Theorem: Variants, Generalizations and ...
This 2003 book presents min-max methods through a study of the different faces of the celebrated Mountain Pass Theorem (MPT) of Ambrosetti and Rabinowitz.
Youssef Jabri, 2003
2
Hold Fast the Mountain Pass: A Work of Historical Fiction ...
Hailed as 'my spiritual brother' by Albert Schweitzer, and oft-compared to fellow giants Tolstoy and Dostoevsky, Nikos Kazantzakis occupies a unique place among the literary notables of our time.
Theodora Vasils, 2010
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Variational Methods: Applications to Nonlinear Partial ...
These are the famous (infinite dimensional) mountain pass lemma and its variants, due to Ambrosetti and Rabinowitz [1]. The simplest form of these results reads as follows. 6.1 Theorem. Suppose E C Cl(V) satisfies (P.-S.). Assume that 108 ...
Michael Struwe, 2008
4
Cycling Colorado's Mountain Passes
Everything cyclists need to know to ride Colorado's 38 highest paved mountain roads, as well as descriptions of the heart of every mountain road, is in this guide.
Kurt Magsamen, 2002
5
Colorado Scenic Guide: Southern Region
In 1888 Mears completed a railroad that connected Red Mountain Town with Silverton by going over Red Mountain Pass! At its peak the population of Red Mountain Town (just north of Red Mountain Pass) was well over 1000. Drinking ...
Lee Gregory, 1996
6
Dead Mountain: The True Story of the Dyatlov Pass Incident
This gripping work of literary nonfiction delves into the mystery through unprecedented access to the hikers' own journals and photographs, rarely seen government records, dozens of interviews, and the author's retracing of the hikers' ...
Donnie Eichar, 2013
7
Snow Mountain Passage
Snow Mountain Passage is an extraordinary tale of pride and redemption. What happens—who dies, who survives, and why—is brilliantly, grippingly told. From the Hardcover edition.
James D. Houston, 2007
8
Great Basin and Sierra Nevada
Ultrapotassic mafic plutonic rocks at Mountain Pass by Gordon B. Haxel, U.S. Geological Survey, Flagstaff, Arizona 86001 Magmatic rocks at Mountain Pass consist of composition- ally unique carbonatite pluton that intrudes ultrapotassic ...
David R. Lageson, Stephen George Peters, Mary M. Lahren, 2000
9
Principal Rare Earth Elements Deposits of the U. S.: A ...
Latitude: 35.47812 N., Longitude: 115.53068 W.; datum: WGS84 Deposit type and basic geology: A massive carbonatite called the Sulphide Queen body forms the core of the Mountain Pass igneous complex and hosts the bulk of the rare ...
Keith R. Long, 2011
10
Rare Earth Minerals: Chemistry, Origin and Ore Deposits
For example, it invades the silicified country rock ridges at Araxa, Brazil, and Chiriguelo, Paraguay, and occurs outside the silicified ridges at Catalao I, Goias, Brazil. 8.7 Comparison with the Mountain Pass carbonatite The primary magmatic ...
A.P. Jones, Frances Wall, C.T. Williams, 1996

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MOUNTAIN PASS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term mountain pass is used in the context of the following news items.
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Chills, Spills as Tour Hits Col d'Allos Descent
... opportunity—provided they have the intestinal fortitude and bike-handling artistry to fly down a mountain pass at more than 50 miles per hour. «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
2
Court OKs plan to finance Molycorp through reorganization
Molycorp filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on June 25, dragged down by problems at its Mountain Pass rare earths mine and mill and ... «The Denver Post, Jul 15»
3
Simon Geschke wins dangerous stage on first day in the Alps
He showed great bike-handling skills on the 10-mile descent from the Col d'Allos mountain pass, where he hit speeds of 40 miles per hour on ... «Boston Globe, Jul 15»
4
The Latest: LeMond fears motors in cycling's biggest races
A 16-kilometer (10-mile) descent from the Allos mountain pass into a valley before the final climb to the Pra Loup ski station is treacherous because of its bends ... «New Jersey Herald, Jul 15»
5
Sports shorts: Willows signs with AHL team
He showed great bike-handling skills on the 10-mile descent from the Col d'Allos mountain pass, where he hit speeds of 40 mph on the twisting ... «Seacoastonline.com, Jul 15»
6
Chris Horner wants to win home race
Horner says today's grueling 125-mile route from the High Desert to the top of a scenic mountain pass is a step in the right direction for U.S. ... «Bend Bulletin, Jul 15»
7
WATCH: James Bond's Latest Film 'Spectre' Gets New Trailer!
Following that the trailer moves to a snowy mountain pass. In this scene we catch our first glimpse of Spectre's second Bond girl played by ... «Food World News, Jul 15»
8
Indian pilgrims start journey to Tibet
LHASA, July 22 (Xinhua) -- Fifty Indian pilgrims began a 12-day bus trip along a recently-opened mountain pass linking India's Sikkim State to ... «Shanghai Daily, Jul 15»
9
Lifton on asteroid mining rare earths and Molycorp's Mountain Pass
Some rules don't change. But that doesn't mean that our poorly educated journalists have to know of them or even have to understand them, ... «InvestorIntel, Jul 15»
10
The Tour de France's Human Scoreboard Never Stops Moving
In 2010, while Alberto Contador and Andy Schleck duked it out on the Col du Tourmalet, the most famous mountain pass in the Pyrenees, ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Mountain pass [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/mountain-pass>. May 2024 ».
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