Also called God·win Aus·ten[god-win -aw-stin], /ˈgɒd wɪn ˈɔ stɪn/, Dap·sang[duhp-suhng] /dəpˈsʌŋ/ . a mountain in N Kashmir: highest peak in the Karakoram range and second highest in the world. 28,250 feet (8,611 meters).
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Origin of K2
First recorded in 1855-60 for def. 1; 2010 for def. 2; K(arakoram) (def. 1) + 2 (because it was the second peak in the range to be measured)
K2 is not so massive a mountain as Kinchinjunga and Nanga Parbat.
Kashmir|Sir Francis Edward Younghusband
In this respect it differs from such peaks as K2 and others.
Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921|Charles Kenneth Howard-Bury
K2 was, as I have said, discovered by Colonel Montgomerie in 1858.
Kashmir|Sir Francis Edward Younghusband
But the investigations of the Duke of the Abruzzi throw a doubt as to whether this can be K2 itself.
The Heart of Nature|Francis Younghusband
A similar arrangement in K2 controls the connections for the bridge W2.
Respiration Calorimeters for Studying the Respiratory Exchange and Energy Transformations of Man|Francis Gano Benedict
British Dictionary definitions for K2
K2
noun
a mountain in the Karakoram Range on the Kashmir-Xinjiang border: the second highest mountain in the world. Height: 8611 m (28 250 ft)Also called: Godwin-Austen, Dapsang