mountaintop

American  

[moun-tn-top] / ˈmaʊn tnˌtɒp /

noun

1. the top tops or summit of a mountain.

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adjective

1. situated at the top tops or summit of a mountain.

   a mountaintop house.

Etymology

Origin of mountaintop

First recorded in 1585–95; mountain + top ¹

Example Sentences

Red and gold stars, hot and boiling, sprayed over the mountaintop.

From Literature

"The stream flows down from the mountaintop, above the cloud," she was saying.

From Literature

I felt like I could grow roots and stand right there on the mountaintop for all of time and never be lonely again.

From Literature

From football’s mountaintop to the majestic peaks of Northern Italy, it’s an unprecedented double play in the broadcasting business.

From Los Angeles Times

I pictured it as it must have been decades ago—a mountaintop.

From Literature