one-thousander
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From one thousand + -er.
Noun
[edit]one-thousander (plural one-thousanders)
- Any mountain on Earth that extends more than 1,000 metres (3,281 ft) but less than 2,000 metres (6,562 ft) above sea level.
- 2015 December 18, Adam Taylor, “The Norwegian plan to gift Finland a mountain”, in The Washington Post[1]:
- If you judge countries purely by their mountainous terrain, Finland is a bit of a loser. Halti, Finland's tallest, is around 1,324 meters, or about 4,340 feet, making it a "one-thousander" as it is over a thousand meters above sea level. That may sound impressive, but bear in mind that the tallest peak in the United States is a six-thousander and Mount Everest is a eight-thousander.