1
: a high rugged mountain
2
: something suggesting an alp in height, size, or ruggedness
Examples of alp in a Sentence
an adventurer who has scaled alps, explored ocean depths, and flown into the stratosphere
Recent Examples on the Web
At her inaugural Halloween party, Klum dressed up as Heidi, a character from Johanna Spyri’s German novels about a young girl living in the Swiss alps.
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Genevieve Cepeda, Peoplemag, 9 Oct. 2023
Here being some modernistic lair/home overlooking the Austrian alps.
—Joshua St. Clair, Men's Health, 16 June 2023
Plagues made appearances, and the outcomes of wars were influenced here and there by harsh winters or gales at sea or foolhardy decisions involving elephants and alps.
—Ben Ehrenreich, The New Republic, 10 May 2023
From quaint rinks high in the French alps to manmade boulevards through Canadian forests and wild mountain lakes in the western United States, the winter season offers up a slew of opportunities to lace up your skates in some of the world's most beautiful winter destinations.
—Raisa Bruner, Travel + Leisure, 29 Apr. 2023
Situated midway between Lake Garda and Lake Iseo, at the southern foot of the Italian alps, the city of Brescia is sleepy but handsomely built, its cobblestone lanes flanked by the occasional Roman ruin and a wealth of Renaissance-era palazzos.
—Laura May Todd, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2023
This summer some residents of Zurich will be as high as the alps.
—Clarisa Diaz, Quartz, 23 Mar. 2023
The ski-in, ski-out pad, which Compass just put on the market for $100 million, is one of just five single-family homes on the soaring, 11,000-foot alp.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 1 July 2022
Its terrain is forbidding—more like an alp than like a Tuscan hillside.
—Judith Thurman, The New Yorker, 13 Sep. 2021
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Genevieve Cepeda, Peoplemag, 9 Oct. 2023
Here being some modernistic lair/home overlooking the Austrian alps.
—Joshua St. Clair, Men's Health, 16 June 2023
Plagues made appearances, and the outcomes of wars were influenced here and there by harsh winters or gales at sea or foolhardy decisions involving elephants and alps.
—Ben Ehrenreich, The New Republic, 10 May 2023
From quaint rinks high in the French alps to manmade boulevards through Canadian forests and wild mountain lakes in the western United States, the winter season offers up a slew of opportunities to lace up your skates in some of the world's most beautiful winter destinations.
—Raisa Bruner, Travel + Leisure, 29 Apr. 2023
Situated midway between Lake Garda and Lake Iseo, at the southern foot of the Italian alps, the city of Brescia is sleepy but handsomely built, its cobblestone lanes flanked by the occasional Roman ruin and a wealth of Renaissance-era palazzos.
—Laura May Todd, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2023
This summer some residents of Zurich will be as high as the alps.
—Clarisa Diaz, Quartz, 23 Mar. 2023
The ski-in, ski-out pad, which Compass just put on the market for $100 million, is one of just five single-family homes on the soaring, 11,000-foot alp.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 1 July 2022
Its terrain is forbidding—more like an alp than like a Tuscan hillside.
—Judith Thurman, The New Yorker, 13 Sep. 2021
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Word History
Etymology
back-formation from Alps, mountain system of Europe
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Time Traveler
The first known use of alp was
in the 15th century
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“Alp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alp. Accessed 10 Dec. 2023.
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alp
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: a high rugged mountain
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