high spot
Britishnoun
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“It’s rugged terrain with high spots, so it’s possible that he fell,” Ms. Dimoglidou said.
From New York Times
For instance, brown rats like to hang out on or near the ground rather than in the trees or other high spots, where black rats often prefer to stay.
From Seattle Times
Work from other high spots, such as window ledges and crown molding, down to the baseboards.
From Seattle Times
Ideally, you’d choose a lot where the house can be built on a very small rise or high spot on the land where all of the ground around the house slopes away.
From Seattle Times
“And I did an exhibition with Muhammad Ali. That was one of my high spots, at the Olympic Auditorium in California; we became fast friends.”
From Los Angeles Times
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