to surmount a height

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• surmount — [sər mount′] vt. [ME surmounten < OFr surmonter: see SUR 1 & MOUNT2] 1. Obs. to surpass or exceed; go beyond 2. to get the better of; conquer; overcome 3. to be or lie at the top of; be or rise above …   English World dictionary

• Height — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Height >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 height height altitude elevation Sgm: N 1 eminence eminence pitch Sgm: N 1 loftiness loftiness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 sublimity sublimity GR …   English dictionary for students

• height — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Vertical size Nouns 1. height, altitude, elevation; eminence, pitch; loftiness, tallness, stature, prominence (see convexity); orogeny, orogenesis, orogenics, orography. 2. (high place) mount[ain],… …   English dictionary for students

• surmount — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. overtop, rise above; master, surpass, transcend; crown, cap, top; scale, climb over; overcome, conquer. See height, ascent, success. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. conquer, overcome, subdue, triumph over; …   English dictionary for students

• dam — dam1 /dam/, n., v., dammed, damming. n. 1. a barrier to obstruct the flow of water, esp. one of earth, masonry, etc., built across a stream or river. 2. a body of water confined by a dam. 3. any barrier resembling a dam. v.t. 4. to furnish with a …   Universalium

• Dam — /dam, dahm/, n. (Carl Peter) Henrik /kahrl pee ter hen rik/; Dan. /kahrddl pay teuhrdd hen rddik/, 1895 1976, Danish biochemist: Nobel prize for medicine 1943. * * * I Barrier built across a stream, river, or estuary to conserve water for such… …   Universalium

• nuclear fission — fission (def. 2). [1885 90] * * * Division of a heavy atomic nucleus into two fragments of roughly equal mass, accompanied by the release of a large amount of energy, the binding energy of the subatomic particles. The energy released in the… …   Universalium

• Western architecture — Introduction       history of Western architecture from prehistoric Mediterranean cultures to the present.       The history of Western architecture is marked by a series of new solutions to structural problems. During the period from the… …   Universalium

• The Loyal Edmonton Regiment (4th Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry) — Infobox Military Unit unit name= The Loyal Edmonton Regiment (4th Battalion, Princess Patricia s Canadian Light Infantry) caption=Badge of the Loyal Edmonton Regiment Facings=French grey Abbreviation=LER dates= 1904 – Present country= Canada… …   Wikipedia

• metalwork — metalworker, n. /met l werrk /, n. objects made of metal. [1840 50; METAL + WORK] * * * Useful and decorative objects fashioned of various metals. The oldest technique is hammering. After с 2500 BC, casting was also used, molten metal being… …   Universalium

• railroad — /rayl rohd /, n. 1. a permanent road laid with rails, commonly in one or more pairs of continuous lines forming a track or tracks, on which locomotives and cars are run for the transportation of passengers, freight, and mail. 2. an entire system… …   Universalium