Mount Rainier

/ˌmaʊnt ɹeɪˈniə(ɹ)/

proper noun

A large active stratovolcano in the Cascade Range.

Meanings

proper noun
  1. A large active stratovolcano in the Cascade Range.

    She knew Mount Rainier would blow up one day, maybe soon, maybe in ten thousand years.

    2020, Patrick Ness, Burn, Walker Books Ltd (2021), page 274

    Synonyms: Tahoma, Tacoma

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA large active stratovolcano in the Cascade Range.

Origin

Named after Peter Rainier (1741–1808).

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APA

Mount Rainier. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mount%20Rainier

MLA

“Mount Rainier.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mount%20Rainier. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Mount Rainier,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mount%20Rainier.

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