mountaintop

noun

moun·​tain·​top ˈmau̇n-tᵊn-ˌtäp How to pronounce mountaintop (audio)
: the summit of a mountain

Examples of mountaintop in a Sentence

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As people across a large section of the U.S. mainland were breaking out T-shirts and shorts Wednesday amid record-breaking high temperatures, several inches of snow blanketed the mountaintops of Hawaii and residents across the Great Plains were bracing for possible tornadoes. Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 30 Oct. 2024 Meanwhile, snow is in the forecast for the mountaintops around Lake Tahoe, where up to 2 inches (5 centimeters) was forecast by Friday morning, according to the National Weather Service in Reno, Nevada. Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2024 López Crespo and Miko rented a mountaintop Airbnb in Rincón to host their inaugural songwriting camp. Griselda Flores, Billboard, 27 Sep. 2024 Inside the 2,400-square-foot home, there is a mix of polished concrete and bamboo flooring and disappearing walls of glass that provide an easy back and forth with a huge deck that hangs over the canyon with sweeping mountaintop vistas. Mark David, Robb Report, 2 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for mountaintop 

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1522, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of mountaintop was circa 1522

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“Mountaintop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mountaintop. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.

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mountaintop

noun
moun·​tain·​top ˈmau̇nt-ᵊn-ˌtäp How to pronounce mountaintop (audio)
: the peak of a mountain

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