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

They stood atop stone walls, car hoods, rooftops, on hills upon hills.

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The EPP sits atop an unwieldy coalition of these three factions, designed to freeze out parties of the insurgent right that did well in last year’s European Parliament elections.

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On the remarkable and moving “Little Gears,” a waltz-time number built atop piano and brushed drums, she meditates on a spider weaving a web.

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The piano was first made famous by exotic dancer Carol Doda, who made her nightly entrance atop the instrument.

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The living room’s fireplace is gone, but the wooden mantle remains atop a console behind the sofa, graced with a series of colorful ceramic planters by Ashley Campbell and Brian Porray of Happy Hour Ceramics.

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