[
US
/ˈhɪɫˌtɑp/
]
[ UK /hˈɪltɒp/ ]
[ UK /hˈɪltɒp/ ]
NOUN
-
the peak of a hill
the sun set behind the brow of distant hills
How To Use hilltop In A Sentence
- He was then able to manoeuvre some of his cavalry on to the hilltop and fight the Saxons on level ground.
- Fussell’s topmost denizens were “out of sight” in hilltop manses at the end of long, curving driveways. Class Dismissed
- In ancient times this was done by carrying the body to a high hilltop, leaving it bare for nature's scavengers to feed on.
- They will head off to explore the network of ancient trails and bridleways that cross the valleys and hilltops.
- Set on a hilltop, it is the northernmost of the the four churches in the parish.
- I say tragic, because on every hilltop is a ruin of either a fortress or a church in which men sought security and there was no security. London To Paris To Rome
- On Monday they will head off to explore the extensive network of ancient trails and bridleways that cross the valleys and hilltops.
- The enemy pressed up to the hilltop, forcing them down toward the foot of the hill.
- BThe 36 acres of hilltop land were owned by Aline Barnsdall, an oil heiress who dabbled in producing avant-garde theater.
- But it's now believed to come from ‘kan’ or ‘summit’, because the earliest settlers settled on the summits or hilltops.