Mountaintop
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈmaʊnt(ɪ)nˌtɑp/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Mountaintop is a noun meaning The summit of a mountain.
Meaning
The summit of a mountain.
More Meanings
- Situated or occurring on the summit of a mountain.
Example Sentences
So we follow dear Jenny along the mountaintop trail, until it descends to the forest below, where Maple and Oak, and violet Trefoil, and velvety Viburnum grow; where polynose clusters hang from Striped Maple, and Cinnamon Ferns that show.
While I've gazed at the sky from my sleeping bag on isolated mountaintops in Montana and southern beaches of Mexico and seen a jazillion stars basking in the peace of the evening, only in Rishikesh do the jazillion merge upon another bajillion jazillion and seem to lay overhead thick as glittering ceiling tiles.
Word Forms
- mountaintops
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include mount, mountainside, mountain, nest, summit, hilltop.
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