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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Mona’s memorial was held at Skyrim, the family farmhouse perched on a hilltop outside Columbia, Missouri. Shannon Taggart, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2026 If approved, the tower would be constructed on an undeveloped hilltop just west of Twelve Bridges Elementary School and Twelve Bridges Park. Conor McGill, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2026 The property includes a hilltop luxury home, a guest house, a nine-hole putting and chipping green, as well as a 5-acre bass fishing lake equipped with a boat dock, bait shack and an outdoor pavilion. Nick Wooten, Dallas Morning News, 29 Jan. 2026 The idyllic hilltop village is located in Italy’s southern Basilicata region, and has approximately 4,500 residents. Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 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 8 Feb. 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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