crest
noun
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
Example Sentences
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It was only after returning in 2022 with a larger team and uncovering two more crests that the researchers understood they were dealing with a new species.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 23, 2026
Very different are the bold designs for wrought-iron ornament, drawn full size, for making grilles, chandeliers and decorative crests.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 18, 2026
“Dow crests 30,000 points on vaccine hopes, Biden transition,” the Sioux City Journal of Iowa wrote on Nov. 25, 2020, in its page D1 article.
From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2025
The stream banks were denuded of vegetation and the riffle crests obliterated as the choked stream tried to reach the sea.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2025
I looked out, and I saw below me the smooth grass lawns stretching to the sea, and the sea itself, bright green with white-topped crests, whipped by a westerly wind and scudding from the shore.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
