mountaintop
Americannoun
adjective
Etymology
Origin of mountaintop
Example Sentences
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Each day thousands of visitors pile into the area to hike through pristine jungle to white-sand beaches or to Colombia's mountaintop Lost City, which predates Peru's Machu Picchu.
From Barron's • May 5, 2026
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 • Mar. 31, 2026
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 • Feb. 6, 2026
My brother had his bar mitzvah at the mountaintop fortress of Masada overlooking the Dead Sea.
From Salon • Nov. 30, 2025
He darted down to the mountaintop and over to Roz.
From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown
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