Nanga Parbat

[ nuhng-guh-puhr-buht ]

/ ˈnʌŋ gə ˈpʌr bʌt /

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noun

a mountain in NW Kashmir, in the Himalayas. 26,660 feet (8,125 meters).

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How to use Nanga Parbat in a sentence

From roaring avalanches to rock falls and rotten ice, Sher had already imagined a dozen ways to die on Nanga Parbat.
Death on Killer Mountain|Amanda Padoan|July 6, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Few days were there during our stay in the Nanga Parbat region that were clear after 10 A.M., and this morning was no exception.
Climbing on the Himalaya and Other Mountain Ranges|Norman Collie
And above all will soar Nanga Parbat, looking at sunset like a pearly island rising from an ocean of ruddy light.
Kashmir|Sir Francis Edward Younghusband
Then from the summer-house in our garden, in the early morning, 106 to feast my eyes on Nanga Parbat was a perpetual delight.
Kashmir|Sir Francis Edward Younghusband

Throughout a circle of 120 miles' diameter Nanga Parbat surpasses all other summits by more than 9000 feet.
Kashmir|Sir Francis Edward Younghusband
K2 is not so massive a mountain as Kinchinjunga and Nanga Parbat.
Kashmir|Sir Francis Edward Younghusband

British Dictionary definitions for Nanga Parbat

Nanga Parbat

/ (ˈnʌŋɡə ˈpɑːbʌt) /

noun

a mountain in N India, in NW Kashmir in the W Himalayas. Height: 8126 m (26 660 ft)

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