twin peaks

collocation in English

meaningsoftwinandpeak

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twin
noun[C]
uk
/twɪn/us
/twɪn/
either of two children born to the same mother on the ...
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peak
adjective[before noun]
uk
/piːk/us
/piːk/
Peak times are the times when most people are using or ...
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(Definition oftwinandpeakfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoftwin peaks

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North of the twin peaks are numerous other nameless, almost equally high rock towers.
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The mountain has twin peaks, with a rocky south summit (3768 m or by most other sources 3770 m) and a firn-covered north summit that is ca 3,765 m.
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The lambda and thetwinpeaksigns when seen can be used as reliable markers of dichorionicity.
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The lambda sign is also called thetwinpeaksign.
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However, without more accurate heights, it is impossible to say which should be included making them an example of a "twinpeak".
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These precede the core chapters that take the reader through the statistical gymnastics used to construct the twin peaks.
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These will be the twin peaks rearing themselves against the economic skyline of the seventies.
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The mountain consists of twin peaks: the northern peak is rocky and the southern peak is somewhat flatter.
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The two units meet as a saddle between the twin peaks of meta-argillite/phyllite and granite.
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It has twin peaks and rises to 5,929 m.
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The hill is boulder-clay capped with twin peaks; the higher east-northeastern of them rising to 41m.
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Erosion has stripped away the sandstone leaving the mountain's twin peaks.
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It was designed in the shape of a twin peaked marquee and contained many internal references to the 1839 tournament.
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Its an average album then with twin peaks in melody and a shining item number and rated the film 3/5.
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The twin peaks may be reached from the valley station in one to two hours.
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