noun
Munro
noun
1
In Scotland, a mountain with a summit higher than 3,000 feet.
"She has climbed over sixty munros across the Scottish Highlands."
How to Use Munro
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA Scottish mountain over 3,000 feet, named after the man who first listed them all.
Word Forms
Munroes plural, Munros plural, Munros plural
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Etymology
Named after Sir Hugh Thomas Munro, the Scottish mountaineer who first catalogued these peaks in 1891.