hilltop

[ hil-top ]

noun

1. the top or summit of a hill.

verb (used without object)

, hill·topped, hill·top·ping.

1. Fox Hunting.
   1. to follow the progress of a hunt on horseback but without jumping.
   2. to follow the hunt on foot or in an automobile.

Other Words From

• hilltopper noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of hilltop¹

1375–1425; late Middle English. See hill, top ¹

Example Sentences

But the hilltops and open canyons also have provided spaces to unleash unbridled joy from new romance, exciting career turns and those same family members’ health and recovery.

From Los Angeles Times

After about half an hour, we reached our destination: a hilltop marker declaring we were about to enter federal land monitored by the Border Patrol.

From Los Angeles Times

Russian forces continue to make gains in eastern Ukraine, and on Friday authorities in the strategically important hilltop city of Toretsk said only 40-50% of it remained under Ukrainian control.

From BBC

He delivers his sermons from a glass podium that is set against giant photographs of his lush hilltop estate called the “Garden of Eden Restored”.

From BBC

It meant that Russia could move its focus to Pokrovsk and the key hilltop town of Chasiv Yar, which overlooks some of the important cities in Donetsk still under Ukrainian control.

From BBC

Related Words

• bluff
• cliff
• dune
• highland
• hillside
• ridge
• slope