mountaintop

noun

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

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Today, the mountaintop hotel overlooking Eureka Springs offers ghost tours through its Victorian halls and former morgue, and the price of a room ranges from about $150 to $600. Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2025 To the west, the setting sun backlights the mountaintop monoliths of Kitt Peak National Observatory. Rowan Jacobsen, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025 But the anguished mother cursed the fairy for the loss of her sons, and her wails of despair echoed from mountaintop to mountaintop. Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025 Researchers tested for fungal infections and the newts had not yet been infected, but if the fungus were to reach the mountaintops, the species would be at significant risk. Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2025 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 29 Oct. 2025.

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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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