atop

[uh-top]

adjective

1. on or at the top.

preposition

1. on the top of.

   atop the flagpole.

atop

/ əˈtɒp /

adverb

1. on top; at the top

preposition

1. on top of; at the top of

Word History and Origins

Origin of atop¹

First recorded in 1650–60; a- ¹ + top ¹

Example Sentences

Tyler’s stage was designed to resemble a New York City subway station complete with a train car that he climbed atop and herky-jerked his way across.

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Argentina, Bolivia and Chile sit atop half of the world’s lithium resources.

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Among the bright spots in a bleak year for Hollywood were “A Minecraft Movie” and “Lilo & Stitch,” which are currently sitting atop the domestic box office.

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A punching bag painted by Basquiat features his signature crown motif atop the words “Mary Boone™.”

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The scene she depicts even imitates her real life: Kahlo actually kept a smaller, papier-mâché skeleton atop her own canopy bed in Mexico City as a reassuring symbol of death’s ubiquity.

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