The Clue
Assaults on Everest, e.g. (7 letter answer)
The Answer
ASCENTS
Tags
Notes
The answer ASCENTS is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 1800 puzzles.
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Definition
ASCENT as a noun:
1. (ascent, acclivity, rise, raise, climb, upgrade) = an upward slope or grade (as in a road); "the car couldn't make it up the rise"
2. (rise, rising, ascent, ascension) = a movement upward; "they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon"
3. (rise, ascent, ascension, ascending) = the act of changing location in an upward direction