mountaintop

noun

moun·​tain·​top ˈmau̇n-tᵊn-ˌtäp How to pronounce mountaintop (audio)
Synonyms of mountaintopnext
: the summit of a mountain

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Five days a week, and sometimes weekends, the herding dogs punch the clock and go to work clearing birds and woodland creatures from the mountaintop airfield at CRW. Andrea Sachs, Washington Post, 26 Apr. 2026 Upon reaching the college football mountaintop, Mendoza shared an emotional moment on the field with mom Elsa. Jaclyn Hendricks, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026 How ranch got to that mountaintop is an American story, a difficult feat that evokes the country’s entrepreneurial spirit. Holly Meyer, Fortune, 17 Apr. 2026 At least 30 individuals are dead, many of them school-age children and as young as 12, after a gathering advertised on TikTok turned tragic on Saturday at Haiti’s premier mountaintop fortress. Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 12 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for mountaintop

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1522, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of mountaintop was circa 1522

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“Mountaintop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mountaintop. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.

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mountaintop

noun
moun·​tain·​top ˈmau̇nt-ᵊn-ˌtäp How to pronounce mountaintop (audio)
: the peak of a mountain

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