hilltop
Americannoun
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hilltops
plural
verb (used without object)
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Origin of hilltop
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Among the survivors was customs agent Omkar Joshi, who spent the previous night stranded on a hilltop in the border town of Timure before being rescued.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
In recent weeks, white trailer homes have appeared on the hilltop here again, in preparation for families to return.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
Perched on a hilltop overlooking the ocean and the iconic Zuma Beach, the 4,000-square-foot main residence offers unobstructed views of the water, which are beautifully framed by floor-to-ceiling windows.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
The Somers IBM plant sits on a hilltop, ringed by woods, its pyramids visible from nearby Interstate 684.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
It was like a flag waved from a hilltop in rebellion.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
On the ground, Israeli troops have crossed the border to search homes and stake out what the military calls forward defensive positions on strategic hilltops.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 24, 2026
Together they would go on intel-gathering missions, talking to village leaders, scouting unfamiliar terrain and observing the Taliban from hilltops, where Sodais interpreted their radio transmissions for Sullivan in real time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 23, 2025
Since then, Simcha says his community has expanded into around 200 people on three hilltops.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2025
During the 18th century C.E., voyagers roving the Orinoco River—a vast watery highway stretching across the northeastern corner of South America—reported dozens of mysterious rock engravings of snakes crowning the rocky hilltops.
From Science Magazine ● Jun. 3, 2024
I dared not go far over the hilltops, lest I lose my backtrack; it was wild country, steep, full of creeks and ravines, rising fast to the cloud-haunted mountains eastward.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
The origin of hilltopping is, however, easily understood.
From American Adventures A Second Trip 'Abroad at home' by Wallace Morgan
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