atop

1 of 2

adverb or adjective

: on, to, or at the top

atop

2 of 2

preposition

: on top of

Examples of atop in a Sentence

Preposition The house sits atop a cliff overlooking the ocean.
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Adverb or adjective
Nearby, a group of seven workers at a plastics plant in Erwin, Tennessee, scrambled atop of a semi-truck to escape the floods and were swept away by the current. Chris Kenning, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024 The song was a massive hit, climbing atop to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart. Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 22 July 2024
Preposition
The Marvel shop will feature a 9-foot-tall Incredible Hulk sculpture smashing through a wall, a Spider-Man figure atop the building and movie props inside the store. Brady MacDonald, Orange County Register, 12 Nov. 2024 After spending the rest of 2017 touring the world behind Joanne (including a headlining slot at Coachella, swooping in to replace a pregnant Beyoncé atop the bill), Gaga devoted 2018 to her first Hollywood starring role, in Bradley Cooper’s remake of A Star is Born. Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for atop 

Word History

First Known Use

Adverb Or Adjective

1638, in the meaning defined above

Preposition

1638, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of atop was in 1638

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“Atop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/atop. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

atop

preposition
ə-ˈtäp
: on top of

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