Jungfrau

[ yoo ng-frou ]

/ ˈyʊŋˌfraʊ /

a mountain in S Switzerland, in the Bernese Alps. 13,668 feet (4166 meters).

Example sentences from the Web for jungfrau

All around us I saw deep beds of snow, but nowhere such blocks of ice as M. Deser found upon the crest of the Jungfrau.

Celebrated Women Travellers of the Nineteenth Century |W. H. Davenport Adams
He made several Alpine tours, and once (in 1860) he accompanied me in an ascent of the Jungfrau with a couple of guides.

The Life of Sir James Fitzjames Stephen, Bart., K.C.S.I. |Sir Leslie Stephen
The sun was down—as far as that barrier was concerned, but not for the Jungfrau, towering into the heavens beyond the gateway.

What Is Man? And Other Stories |Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
This was the mighty dome of the Jungfrau softly outlined against the sky and faintly silvered by the starlight.

A Tramp Abroad, Complete |Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)

The sun had set, and the crown of the Jungfrau was embedded in amber light.

Hours of Exercise in the Alps |John Tyndall

Jungfrau

/ (German ˈjʊŋfrau) /

a mountain in S Switzerland, in the Bernese Alps south of Interlaken. Height: 4158 m (13 642 ft)