Meanings
nounfalse summit (plural false summits)
plural false summits
- hobbiesA minor peak or shoulder on a mountain which appears, when approached from below, to be the principal summit.
Synonyms: false peak
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA minor peak or shoulder on a mountain which appears, when approached from below, to be the principal summit.
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Translations
Finnish valehuippu
- valehuippuminor peak that appears the principal summit
Spanish falso pico
- falso picominor peak that appears the principal summit
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false summit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/false%20summit
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“false summit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/false%20summit. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “false summit,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/false%20summit.
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