Meanings
Eiger1
proper noun
- A mountain in the Bernese Alps, Switzerland.
It is this stretch which provides what is perhaps the most staggering scenic prospect of all; the impression made on the mind by the overwhelming height of the Eiger, towering over the train, is almost impossible to describe.
1960 December, Voyageur, “The Mountain Railways of the Bernese Oberland”, in Trains Illustrated, page 754
Eiger2
Origin
- GermanEiger
- EnglishEiger
Borrowed from German Eiger.
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APA
Eiger. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Eiger
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Chicago
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