alp
noun
a high mountain.
alp
1 American
[alp]
/ ælp /
noun
A.L.P.
2
American
Or
ALP
abbreviation
alp
1
British
/ ælp /
noun
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(in the European Alps) an area of pasture above the valley bottom but below the mountain peaks
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a high mountain
ALP
2
British
abbreviation
Etymology
Origin of alp
First recorded in 1635–1645; back formation from Alps
Example Sentences
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Judd added that she recently walked another alp in Ticino, Switzerland, and went on to note that she has to rebuild her stamina.
From Fox News ● Aug. 1, 2021
Back at Hyak, a sunbreak offered a peek across the highway to the Gold Creek valley, with mighty Alaska Mountain at its head, as impressive as a Swiss alp and barely an hour from home.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 19, 2021
Even now, crouching beneath extinction’s alp, she remains tenaciously, incorrigibly herself.
From New York Times ● Jun. 10, 2015
Its staging — a ring of silken mashed potatoes around an alp of soft braised meat and lush cabbage — suggests a homey German meal by way of, well, Neuschwanstein Castle.
From Washington Post ● May 26, 2015
An 1870s account, quoted in Into the Mountains, observes: “Mt. Lafayette is...a true alp, with peaks and crags on which lightnings play, its sides brown with scars and deep with gorges.”
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
The Afghan Local Police, or A.L.P., began in 2010 as a 10,000-strong force but now stands at more than 20,000 members.
From New York Times ● Sep. 15, 2017
“The A.L.P. is a program they can manage over time by themselves.”
From New York Times ● May 21, 2013
“All of the men are part of the first 300 A.L.P. who were trained by the American Special Forces,” said the prosecutor, Gen. Mohammed Sharif Safi.
From New York Times ● Jun. 2, 2012
Such unanimous resolve is just one of several preconditions that have made parts of Arghandab uniquely suited to the A.L.P. — but that are also often lacking elsewhere in Afghanistan.
From New York Times ● Oct. 19, 2011
Under the auspices of Afghanistan’s Interior Ministry, the A.L.P. is technically “Afghan-owned” — a point that American officials are keen to emphasize.
From New York Times ● Oct. 19, 2011
Based on the photos, the items appeared to be from companies like ALP Drifter Nicotine, Footlocker, Epson, DeepCool AI, Renkus-Heinz and Medicube.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026
Aaron pointed to what he says is an even bigger problem with ALP: the fact that it’s not authorized by the FDA.
From Salon ● Jan. 9, 2026
The complaint makes comparisons to an international programme in 2016 in which the Australian Labor Party, or ALP, sent delegates to help with Bernie Sanders' campaign.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2024
High levels of ALP can signal cancer, a problem with the liver or mononucleosis.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 9, 2022
However, ALP catalyzes a number of reactions, and its relative concentration can be determined by measuring the rate of one of these reactions under controlled conditions.
From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019
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