hilltop

[hil-top]

noun

1. the top or summit of a hill.

verb (used without object)

hilltopped, hilltopping 

1. Fox Hunting.

   1. to follow the progress of a hunt on horseback but without jumping.

   2. to follow the hunt on foot or in an automobile.

Other Word Forms

• hilltopper noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of hilltop¹

1375–1425; late Middle English. See hill, top ¹

Example Sentences

More than a million people are estimated to have made a pilgrimage to the Italian hilltop town of Assisi where Carlo's body lies, preserved in wax.

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She died in 2022 at 88, a decade after stepping down from the hilltop school she had founded.

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Just a generation ago these were a collection of caravans on hilltops, but they are now well established.

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Since then, Simcha says his community has expanded into around 200 people on three hilltops.

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The hilltop temples echoed with chants, while dance troupes performed with clanging cymbals and bagpipes.

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Related Words

• bluff 
• cliff 
• dune 
• highland 
• hillside 
• ridge 
• slope