olympus

/əˈlɪmpəs/

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Collocations

ADJ.

highest, inactive, over, solar

The solar panels on the roof were as efficient as the highest Olympus technology available.

VERB + OLYMPUS

called, mount

The ancient Greeks called Olympus the home of their most powerful gods.

OLYMPUS + NOUN

byroad, mons

The narrow byroad wound up toward Olympus, offering hikers a quieter route to the summit.

PREP.

after

After years of struggling, the team finally reached olympus by winning the championship.

Definitions

name

The highest mountain in Greece; in Ancient Greek mythology the home of the gods.

Sleeping-car passengers, however, will know little of their entry into Greece until, at 6 a.m. on the third morning after leaving Paris, the short train runs over the Vardar plain, with dawn glimpses of Mount Athos to the east and of cloud-capped Olympus across the gulf to the south, past the rebuilt yard and into the new passenger station at Salonica.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a mountain peak in northeast Greece near the Aegean coast

olimbos

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

Sleeping-car passengers, however, will know little of their entry into Greece until, at 6 a.m. on the third morning after leaving Paris, the short train runs over the Vardar plain, with dawn glimpses

Wiktionary

In 776 B.C., the first Olympic Games were held at the foot of Mount Olympus to honor the Greeks' chief god, Zeus.

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Olympus? Isn't that where Greek gods hang out or something?

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Every Olympus has a byroad to its top.

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Mount Olympus is the highest mountain in the solar system.

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Mars has some of the largest volcanoes in the solar system; Olympus Mons is over 600 kilometers wide and 26 kilometers high!

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