Meaning & use
Munro
Last updated
UK/mʌnˈrəʊ/
US/mʌnˈroʊ/
Meaning
nouncountable
A Scottish mountain with a height of at least 3,000 feet (914 meters), listed in a famous set of such peaks.
Grammar: Takes an or the: she climbed a Munro.
Patterns
- climb a Munro
- bag a Munro
We climbed our first Munro on a clear, windy morning.
Ben Nevis is the highest Munro in Scotland.
He has already bagged over a hundred Munros.
Word forms
| plural | Munros |
|---|
Common combinations
- climb a Munro
- It took us six hours to climb a Munro in the rain.
- bag a Munro
- Hikers say they bag a Munro when they reach its summit.
- complete the Munros
- Few people complete the Munros in a single year.
- Munro bagger
- A Munro bagger tries to reach the top of every one.
- remote Munro
- The most remote Munro needs an overnight camp.
Synonyms and how they differ
Word family
- Munros noun
- the plural, referring to all such Scottish mountains
- Munro-bagging noun
- the hobby of climbing Munros
- Munro-bagger noun
- a person who tries to climb them all
- Corbett noun
- a slightly lower class of Scottish hill
Commonly confused: Munro or Monroe?
Munro vs Monroe
Monroe is a surname, as in Marilyn Monroe, and has no link to Scottish mountains.
Practice
A Munro is a Scottish mountain that is at least ___ feet high.
Choose one answer.
A Munro must reach at least 3,000 feet. Lower hills such as Corbetts do not qualify, so 1,000 and 2,000 are too low.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “Munro”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.
Your sentence stays on this page and is not sent anywhere.