Olives

[ ol-ivz ]

noun

1. Mount of, a small ridge E of Jerusalem, in what is now Jordan. Highest point, 2,737 feet (834m).

Olives

/ ˈɒlɪvz /

noun

1. Mount of Olives
   a hill to the east of Jerusalem: in New Testament times the village Bethany (Mark 11:11) was on its eastern slope and Gethsemane on its western one

Example Sentences

On a Thursday afternoon towards the end of last month, a 59-year-old Palestinian woman set out to gather olives on her family’s land near the village of Faqqua, in the north of the occupied West Bank.

From BBC

“Some people were even shot at and olives trees were cut down with saws – that’s how we later found them,” adds Omar, as he and other villagers use small hand-held rakes to pull this year’s harvest from their remaining trees while they can.

From BBC

The Israeli peace activist had been helping Palestinian farmers pick their olives when she was assaulted without provocation.

From BBC

For thousands of Palestinian families and villages, cultivating and harvesting olives is a big part of their economy.

From BBC

After being gathered by hand, villagers from Umm Safa take sacks full of olives to the nearby factory, where the presses have restarted this season.

From BBC