Elbrus
or El·bruz
a mountain in the S Russian Federation, in the Caucasus range: the highest peak in Europe, 18,465 feet (5,628 meters).
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How to use Elbrus in a sentence
So that no comparison can be dawn between these and the hoary headed patriarch Elbruz, or Kasbek, which exceeds 18,000 feet.
From the Caves and Jungles of Hindostan | Helena Pretrovna BlavatskyAnd he put about a story that she grounded upon Elbruz, which she could not have done from the shape of it.
Dariel | R. D. BlackmoreKazbek is their diggings, a pretty large district, but not so extensive as Elbruz.
Dariel | R. D. Blackmore
British Dictionary definitions for Elbrus
/ (ɪlˈbruːs) /
a mountain in SW Russia, on the border with Georgia, in the Caucasus Mountains, with two extinct volcanic peaks: the highest mountain in Europe. Height: 5642 m (18 510 ft)
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