hilltop

noun

hill·​top ˈhil-ˌtäp 

: the highest part of a hill

Examples of hilltop in a Sentence

They built their house on a hilltop.

Recent Examples on the Web

An outpost, a new road and growing tension Residents say the troubles escalated after settlers with bulldozers built a road linking the hilltop outpost to the town. — Suheir Hashimeh, Washington Post, 1 Nov. 2026

But there was one thing that united all of them, across their different creative disciplines, and that was the importance of (sometimes quite literally) climbing hilltops to create a sense of authentic surprise. — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 31 Oct. 2026

Settler violence against Palestinians has risen sharply during Netanyahu’s tenure, but the militant settlers who make headlines by terrorizing their Palestinian neighbors tend to live on hilltops deeper into the West Bank than this. — Eric Cortellessa, Time, 26 Oct. 2026

BioMed and the Sonnenberg Health Hotel lie just off the main street of Schwellbrunn, a hilltop village with about fifteen hundred residents. — D. T. Max, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for hilltop

• atop
• backdrop
• backstop
• bebop
• blacktop
• bookshop
• clatsop
• desktop
• eavesdrop
• estop
• hardtop
• laptop

Kids Definition

hilltop

noun

hill·​top -ˌtäp 

: the highest part of a hill