"fourteener" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: fourteeners [plural]
Etymology: From fourteen + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|fourteen|er|id2=measurement}} fourteen + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} fourteener (plural fourteeners)
  1. (US, climbing) A mountain rising to more than 14,000 feet above mean sea level. Tags: US Related terms: 14er [alternative] Coordinate_terms: thirteener, thousander, twelver
    Sense id: en-fourteener-en-noun-WB4W0qDd Categories (other): American English, Climbing, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (measurement), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 95 5 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (measurement): 83 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 94 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 95 5 Topics: climbing, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  2. (poetry) A (usually iambic) line of fourteen syllables.
    Sense id: en-fourteener-en-noun-fZZKi4fh Categories (other): Poetry, Fourteen Disambiguation of Fourteen: 0 100 Topics: communications, journalism, literature, media, poetry, publishing, writing

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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