hilltop

noun

hill·​top ˈhil-ˌtäp How to pronounce hilltop (audio)
: the highest part of a hill

Examples of hilltop in a Sentence

They built their house on a hilltop.
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La Villa del Valle From its hilltop perch overlooking 70 acres of vineyards, La Villa del Valle is an intimate luxury inn shrouded in olive groves and fields of lavender. Travel + Leisure Staff, Travel + Leisure, 4 Feb. 2025 Regime strongholds—such as the Old City and the area of parks and ministries that sits below Assad’s hilltop palace—remain nearly pristine. Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025 The dazzling hilltop estate at 1921 Vista Mar Drive is for sale for $1.325 million. David Caraccio, Sacramento Bee, 27 Jan. 2025 Over 500,000 settlers with Israeli citizenship live in well over 100 settlements across the territory, ranging from small hilltop outposts to sprawling communities that resemble suburbs or small towns. Tia Goldenberg, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for hilltop 

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of hilltop was in the 15th century

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“Hilltop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hilltop. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.

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hilltop

noun
hill·​top -ˌtäp How to pronounce hilltop (audio)
: the highest part of a hill

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