hilltop

noun

hill·​top ˈhil-ˌtäp How to pronounce hilltop (audio)
: the highest part of a hill

Examples of hilltop in a Sentence

They built their house on a hilltop.
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By Francesca Maglione, Bloomberg In San Francisco’s latest real estate boom, renters are paying cash up front, multimillion-dollar houses are selling auction-style and AI company stock can buy a sprawling hilltop estate. Bloomberg, Mercury News, 27 May 2026 On a hilltop, there is assembled a Gacaca, one of the elder-run community courts established as part of Rwanditude, the national reconciliation program designed to break the cycle of insidiously intimate neighbor-on-neighbor violence and enmity that characterized the conflict. Jessica Kiang, Variety, 26 May 2026 The hilltop estate was built as a wedding gift from a wealthy cavalry officer for his bride before it was converted into a hotel in the 1920s. Irene S. Levine, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026 Grace and Ken Evenstad purchased a 42-acre hilltop property in Dundee Hills in 1989 and named it after their daughter, Serene. Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 22 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for hilltop

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of hilltop was in the 15th century

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“Hilltop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hilltop. Accessed 1 Jun. 2026.

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hilltop

noun
hill·​top -ˌtäp How to pronounce hilltop (audio)
: the highest part of a hill

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