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  • noun Plural form of fourteener.

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Examples

  • The U.S. Forest Service says it will consider permit fees to cover trail improvements at some of Colorado "fourteeners" - or mountains above 14,000 feet.

    KRDO.com 2010

  • Colorado's "fourteeners" - its peaks over 14,000ft.

    The Guardian World News Patrick Barkham 2010

  • The U.S. Forest Service said it will consider charging permit fees to cover trail improvements at some of Colorado "fourteeners" - or mountains above 14,000 feet.

    Aspen Times - Top Stories 2010

  • The U.S. Forest Service said it will consider charging permit fees to cover trail improvements at some of Colorado "fourteeners" - or mountains above 14,000 feet.

    Aspen Times - Top Stories 2010

  • Colorado's "fourteeners" - its peaks over 14,000ft.

    The Guardian World News Patrick Barkham 2010

  • The U.S. Forest Service says it will consider permit fees to cover trail improvements at some of Colorado "fourteeners" -- or mountains above 14,000 feet.

    KKTV - HomePage - Headlines 2010

  • When she tired it was his turn to lead, and he soon slipped into his old grooves and entertained her with stories of the marvelous prices fetched by Mazarin Bibles, and with accounts of people who had discovered "fourteeners" in out-of-the-way places, and such like lore of the old book-shop.

    The Faith Doctor A Story of New York Edward Eggleston 1869

  • They're referred to as "fourteeners," and they all (of course) have names.

    Slashdot 2009

  • "fourteeners," in 2006 before the recession and in 2009 during the recession.

    coloradoan.com - Local News 2010

  • A 235 kilovolt line to connect the rich concentrating solar power potential of the San Luis Valley is hung up by some land holders, and one ranch is so big it envelopes three fourteeners.

    Anne Butterfield: Will Gusher Trauma Lead Us to National Energy Goals? 2010

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