Alpinist
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Alpinist is an adjective meaning Of or pertaining to alpinism.
Meaning
Of or pertaining to alpinism.
More Meanings
- (skiing) Pertaining to alpine skiing or downhill skiing.
- (sometimes capitalized) A mountain climber, especially in the European Alps or in ranges of similar ruggedness and elevation.
- (skiing, sometimes capitalized) A downhill skier who practises the sport on high mountains.
- (skiing) Synonym of alpine skier.
Example Sentences
The group of Warsaw cavers climbed out of several caves in Poland and of Sistema Cheve using alpinist techniques.
The crowns of taller individuals could only be studied from neighbouring trees (climbed using spikes or alpinist ropes).
A cross in the sky could have appeared. . . . The famous Alpinist Edward Whymper saw a similar effect on the Matterhorn.
The Swiss geologist and alpinist, Horace Bénédict de Saussure, the first to make the ascent of Mont Blanc (Aug. 3, 1787), is to have erected in his honor a statue in the village of Chamounix.
Word Forms
- alpinists
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include alpine, alpestrine, altitudinal, albinistic, altimontane, alginitic.
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