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mountaintop

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[moun-tn-top] / ˈmaʊn tnˌtɒp /

noun

  1. the top tops or summit of a mountain.

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

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Kid Rock -- whose real name is Robert Ritchie -- posted a video on X over the weekend showing a helicopter hovering near his mountaintop home's swimming pool as he clapped and saluted.

From Barron's

Even with their age determined, their journey to the mountaintops remained unclear until scientists gathered new data from aircraft surveys over the region.

From Science Daily

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

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