tepe

[ tep-ee; Turkish te-pe ]

noun
  1. (in Turkey, Iran, and Iraq) tell2.

Origin of tepe

1
<Turkish: hill

Words Nearby tepe

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How to use tepe in a sentence

  • On to Gaba tepe just in time to see the opening, the climax and the end of the dreaded Turkish counter attack.

  • So the first question has been whether to reinforce Gaba tepe from Helles or vice versa.

  • As we were leaving, a message came in to say that an enemy submarine had been sighted off Gaba tepe.

  • Looking through naval telescopes we thought—we all thought—Ismail Oglu tepe height was won.

  • The enemy counter-attack was coming from the direction of Tekke tepe and moving over the foothills and plain on Sulajik.