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peak1 British & World English

the pointed top of a mountain

peak2 British & World English

decline in health and spirits; waste away

off-peak British & World English

at a time when demand is less

peak cap British & World English

a flat cap with a peak at the front

peak load British & World English

the maximum of electrical power demand

peak oil British & World English

the hypothetical point in time when the global production of oil reaches its maximum rate, after which production will gradually decline

peak-to-peak British & World English

measured between the greatest peaks of a periodically varying quantity

Adam's Peak British & World English

a mountain in south central Sri Lanka, rising to 2,243 m (7,360 ft). A rock near the top bears a depression resembling a footprint, which is the focus of religious pilgrimages

Harney Peak British & World English

a peak in the Black Hills of southwestern South Dakota, 7,242 feet (2,209 m) tall, the highest in the US east of the Rocky Mountains

Pikes Peak British & World English

a mountain in the Front Range of the southern Rocky Mountains, near Colorado Springs in Colorado, 14,110 feet (4,300 m) high, named for Zebulon Pike, Zebulon

Stalin Peak British & World English

former name (1933–1962) for Ismail Samani Peak.

Peak District British & World English

a hilly area in Derbyshire, at the southern end of the Pennines, rising to 636 m (2,088 ft) at Kinder Scout

Victoria Peak British & World English

a mountain on Hong Kong Island, rising to 554 m (1,818 ft)

Wheeler Peak British & World English

a peak in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, northeast of Taos, the highest peak in New Mexico at 13,161 feet (4,011 m)

widow's peak British & World English

a V-shaped growth of hair towards the centre of the forehead

Communism Peak British & World English

former name (1962–98) for Ismail Samani Peak.

Ismail Samani Peak British & World English

one of the principal peaks in the Pamir Mountains of Tajikistan, rising to 7,495 m (24,590 ft). It was the highest mountain in the Soviet Union

peak flow meter British & World English

a calibrated instrument used to measure lung capacity in monitoring breathing disorders such as asthma

peak English-German

Schirm

peak English-Italian

picco m

peak1 English-Spanish

cima, cumbre

peak2 English-Spanish

máximo

off-peak English-French

au tarif de nuit

off-peak English-German

during off-peak hours

off-peak English-Italian

fuori dagli orari di punta

peak rate English-Italian

tariffa f ore di punta

peak time English-Italian

→ prime time

off-peak English-Spanish

fuera de las horas pico

peak season English-German

Hochsaison

peak hours English-Italian

ore fpl di punta

peak period English-Italian

ora f di punta

peak season English-Italian

alta stagione

peak rate calls in peak rate English-Italian

chiamate a tariffa ore di punta

during peak hours in peak2 English-Spanish

durante las horas de mayor demanda (

during off-peak hours in off-peak English-German

außerhalb der Spitzenlastzeiten

at the peak of her career in peak1 English-Spanish

en el apogeo de su carrera


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