butter mountain

  • 1Butter Mountain —   A derisory term referring to the surplus of agricultural produce generated by the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) …

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  • 2mountain — noun 1 very high hill ADJECTIVE ▪ big, great, high, large, tall, towering ▪ 1 000 m, 3 000 foot, etc …

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  • 3mountain — n. 1 a large natural elevation of the earth s surface rising abruptly from the surrounding level; a large or high and steep hill. 2 a large heap or pile; a huge quantity (a mountain of work). 3 a large surplus stock of a commodity (butter… …

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  • 4mountain */*/*/ — UK [ˈmaʊntɪn] / US [ˈmaʊnt(ə)n] noun [countable] Word forms mountain : singular mountain plural mountains 1) a natural structure like a very big hill that is much higher than the usual level of land around it They went walking and climbing in the …

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  • 5mountain — moun|tain [ mauntn ] noun count *** 1. ) a natural structure like a very big hill that is much higher than the usual level of land around it: They went walking and climbing in the mountains. spectacular mountain scenery There was still snow on… …

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  • 6mountain — noun 1》 an elevation of the earth s surface rising abruptly and to a large height from the surrounding level. 2》 a large pile or quantity of something.     ↘a large surplus stock of a commodity: a butter mountain. Phrases move mountains achieve… …

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  • 7mountain — moun‧tain [ˈmaʊntn ǁ ˈmaʊntn] noun [countable] butter/​beef/​ grain etc mountain ECONOMICS a very large amount of food that is stored, especially by the European Union, in order to prevent prices from becoming lower: • There are frequent butter …

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  • 8Mountain Bar — is a chocolate bar made by Brown Haley, Inc. Mountain Bars consist of chocolate and peanuts molded around one of three flavored fillings: vanilla, peanut butter or cherry. The Mountain Bar was first created in 1915 at the Brown Haley factory in… …

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  • 9Mountain ration — The Mountain Ration (or M Ration ) was a United States military ration developed for use by U.S. troops operating in high altitude or mountainous regions of the European theater of operations (ETO) during World War 2. Contents 1 Origin,… …

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  • 10mountain — moun|tain W3S3 [ˈmauntın US ˈmauntən] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: montaigne, from Latin montanus, from mons; MOUNT2] 1.) a very high hill ▪ the highest mountain in Austria ▪ the Rocky Mountains ▪ a steep mountain road …

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