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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In the hours after Haitian President Jovenel Moïse was shot to death inside the bedroom of his mountaintop home, an inner circle of people suspected of being involved in the assassination plot in South Florida and in Port-au-Prince were frantically trying to steer events in their favor. Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 6 Apr. 2026 UConn would fall to South Carolina in the title game, but finally reached the mountaintop last season in Bueckers’ final year. Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 1 Apr. 2026 One man was missing from the mountaintop. Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026 But the right-hander has spent his career looking down from the mountaintop. Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for mountaintop

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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 7 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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