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hilltop

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[hil-top] / ˈhɪlˌtɒp /

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.

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Etymology

Origin of hilltop

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

Example Sentences

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Fittingly called New Amsterdam Cafe, the popular hangout opened in Vancouver in 1998 and is as chill as Issa Rae’s Hilltop Coffee.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2024

The racetrack known as Old Hilltop has long been a safe space for the trainer Bob Baffert.

From New York Times • May 17, 2024

She is a director of Hilltop FC, the Female Refugee Football Project Coordinator at QPR Community Trust and a Muslim who has loved sport since she was a child.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2024

Morgan Henderson, a data scientist at Hilltop Institute, a health care research organization, said expansion would be a economic boon to Mississippi, but every state has a unique program.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 21, 2024

This must have been how Roz looked, back on Hilltop Farm.

From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown