hilltop
Americannoun
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hilltops
plural
verb (used without object)
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Origin of hilltop
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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
A representative of Wat Roi Phra Phutthabat Phu Manorom, a hilltop temple in Mukdahan, told AFP the temple had taken in surviving and recovering monks, along with other followers involved in the procession.
From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026
We were headed to a hilltop church, Casa de Gracia, for the monthly clothing and food giveaway organized by volunteers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 27, 2026
The house turned white, the road black, and the hilltop behind me grew bright.
From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien
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
More Peshmerga are dotted around on the hilltops standing sentry – a low-tech early warning system for incoming drones.
From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2026
But the hilltops and open canyons also have provided spaces to unleash unbridled joy from new romance, exciting career turns and those same family members’ health and recovery.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2024
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
Many of the isolated, heavily defended camps were on hilltops in remote locations near Vietnam’s western border with Cambodia and Laos where Special Forces could keep track of enemy movement.
From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge
The origin of hilltopping is, however, easily understood.
From American Adventures A Second Trip 'Abroad at home' by Wallace Morgan
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