Chimborazo

[ chim-buh-rah-zoh, -rey-; Spanish cheem-baw-rah-saw ]

/ ˌtʃɪm bəˈrɑ zoʊ, -ˈreɪ-; Spanish ˌtʃim bɔˈrɑ sɔ /

a volcano in central Ecuador, in the Andes. 20,702 feet (6310 meters).

Example sentences from the Web for chimborazo

This point of the line is 11,653 feet above sea-level, only slightly less than that of the Chimborazo pass.

Spanish America, Its Romance, Reality and Future, Vol. 1 |Charles Reginald Enock
Chimborazo possesses less of the conical outline than Cotopaxi.

The Wonder Book of Volcanoes and Earthquakes |Edwin J. Houston
The valleys which furrow the flank of Chimborazo are in keeping with its colossal size.

With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 2 |Various
He has been seen flying over the Chimborazo, and attains, on occasions, an altitude of six miles.

Lecture on Artificial Flight |Wm. G. Krueger

The road from Guayaquil to Quito crosses Chimborazo at the elevation of fourteen thousand feet.

With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 2 |Various

Chimborazo

/ (ˌtʃɪmbəˈrɑːzəʊ, -ˈreɪ-, Spanish tʃimboˈrazo) /

an extinct volcano in central Ecuador, in the Andes: the highest peak in Ecuador. Height: 6267 m (20 561 ft)