WordNet
n. a large mountain system in south-central Europe; scenic beauty and winter sports make them a popular tourist attraction [syn: Alps]
Wikipedia
The Alps is a 2007 American documentary film about the climbing of the north face of the Eiger in the Bernese Alps by John Harlin III, son of John Harlin who died on the same ascent 40 years earlier. It was shot in 70mm IMAX.
The Alps were an English band from Greenwich, London. They released five singles and one album so far, with the sixth single 'Obstacle Race' due for release January 2009. The Alps debut album 'Something I Mih Regret' released on 10 March 2008. The album was produced by Dave Allen (producer of The Cure's ' Disintegration', ' Wish', and ' Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me'). The Alps raised £21,000 from their fans and the SliceThePie website and were the first artist to release an album through SliceThePie.
The Alps own their own record label 'Elusive Music', are self managed and oversee most of their business internally.
The Alps have toured extensively in recent years with highlights including Reading Festival in 2005 and Italy 2006, Spain 2008.
In 2009 Daniel, Sam and Dan formed the Folk punk band Skinny Lister
Usage examples of "the alps".
It had been occupied by a powerful colony of Gauls, who, settling themselves along the banks of the Po, from Piedmont to Romagna, carried their arms and diffused their name from the Alps to the Apennine.
They were as yet reluctant to fly too far from the relative safety of the Alps, and Belial missed their company as much as he missed their mobility.
Stars knows, we can ill afford to lose you wandering about some cavern in the Alps.
The army with which he passed the Alps consisted of three hundred horse.
They were as yet reluctant to fly too far from the relative safety of the Alps, and Belial missed their company as much as he missed dieir mobility.
To the south, the alps rose sheer and black, while to the north the grey-blue sea crashed on the pebbled beach, the ice-pack grinding behind it, the sea birds wheeling and crying with eerie voices above.
They felt the corruption of tempest and despair sweep up through the gorges to break against the mountain ridges, but were heartened by the relative weakness of the Demons' influence within the Alps.
The narrative of Constantine seems to indicate, that he saw the cross in the sky before he passed the Alps against Maxentius.
As she stood by the lake, and watched the sun slowly sinking below the alps, whose summits were tinged with gold and purple.
They camped at the foot of the Alps, on the banks of the creek of Cobongra, on the edge of a little plain, covered with little shrubs four feet high, with bright red leaves which gladdened the eye.
He crossed the Alps and conquered that part of the world which is now called France.
Tramped and climbed all over the Earth, but liked the Alps best I'd planned to climb them again in their juvenile aspect.