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Definition of fourteener
1 : a verse consisting of 14 syllables or especially of 7 iambic feet
2 : a mountain that is at least 14,000 feet high
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People have skied all 53 (or more) of the fourteeners in winter, climbed stable spring snow to the summits.
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In this week's Maphead, Ken Jennings explores the continental U.S.'s fourteeners—mountains over 14,000 feet.
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First Known Use of fourteener
1884
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