hilltop

See also: Hilltop and Hill Top

English

Etymology

From hill +‎ top.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈhɪltɒp/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

hilltop (plural hilltops)

1. The peak or crest of a hill.
   • 1946, Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, I.21:

     The territory should be small enough to be surveyed in its entirety from a hilltop.

   • 2024 October 30, Paul Bigland, “The heat is on... and will the railway fray?”, in RAIL, number 1021, page 48:

     After crossing the flatlands Lincoln, with its magnificent hilltop cathedral, comes into view before we pull into the station, with its lovely Tudor revival-style buildings.

Usage notes

Used attributively in phrases such as "a hilltop house"

Derived terms

• hilltop youth

Descendants

• → Japanese: ヒルトップ

Translations

Translations

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 山頂さんちょう／山やま顶 (zh) (shāndǐng)

• Dutch: heuveltop (nl) m
• Finnish: mäenharja
• French: cime (fr) f, sommet (fr) m, pic (fr) m, pinacle (fr) m
• Galician: curuto m, petón m, risca f, croa (gl) f, bico (gl) m, picouto m, crista (gl) f, improada f
• Maori: tautara, kehokeho
• Portuguese: cume (pt) m
• Thai: ยอดเขา (yɔ̂ɔt-kǎo)