alp

¹

[ alp ]

noun

1. a high mountain.

A.L.P.

²

or ALP

abbreviation for

1. American Labor Party.

ALP

¹

abbreviation for

1. Australian Labor Party

alp

²

/ ælp /

noun

1. (in the European Alps) an area of pasture above the valley bottom but below the mountain peaks
2. a high mountain

Word History and Origins

Origin of alp¹

First recorded in 1635–1645; back formation from Alps

Word History and Origins

Origin of alp¹

C14: back formation from Alps, from French Alpes (pl), from Latin Alpēs, from Greek Alpeis

Example Sentences

Judd added that she recently walked another alp in Ticino, Switzerland, and went on to note that she has to rebuild her stamina.

From Fox News

Back at Hyak, a sunbreak offered a peek across the highway to the Gold Creek valley, with mighty Alaska Mountain at its head, as impressive as a Swiss alp and barely an hour from home.

From Seattle Times

Finally, when the ruse could go no further, the terminally ill Bauman jumped to his death from an alp.

From Washington Post

An 1870s account, quoted in Into the Mountains, observes: “Mt. Lafayette is...a true alp, with peaks and crags on which lightnings play, its sides brown with scars and deep with gorges.”

From Literature

“I was up there on my alp, very far removed,” says Meier, 35, who would go on to top roles at brands like Louis Vuitton and Balenciaga.

From Wall Street Journal