- mountaintop
- noun Date: circa 1558 the summit of a mountain
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
mountaintop
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mountaintop — [mount′ ntäp΄, moun′təntäp΄] n. the top of a mountain … English World dictionary
mountaintop — UK [ˈmaʊntɪnˌtɒp] / US [ˈmaʊnt(ə)nˌtɑp] noun [countable] Word forms mountaintop : singular mountaintop plural mountaintops the area at the top of a mountain … English dictionary
mountaintop — /mown tn top /, n. 1. the top or summit of a mountain. adj. 2. situated at the top or summit of a mountain: a mountaintop house. [1585 95; MOUNTAIN + TOP1] * * * … Universalium
mountaintop — A geomorphic component of mountains consisting of the uppermost, comparatively level or gently sloped area of mountains, characterized by relatively short, simple slopes composed of bare rock, residuum, or short transport colluvial sediments.… … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
Mountaintop removal mining — Mountaintop removal site Mountaintop removal in Martin County, Kentucky M … Wikipedia
Mountaintop Removal — Le mountaintop removal (en anglais) est un type d exploitation minière à ciel ouvert, faisant l usage massif d’explosifs et de moyens mécaniques modernes avec des performances supérieures et un coût moindre que les techniques minières plus… … Wikipédia en Français
Mountaintop removal — Le mountaintop/mountain top/mountain top removal (mining) (MTR) ou mountaintop mining (MTM; en anglais) est un type d’exploitation minière à ciel ouvert, faisant l’usage massif d’explosifs et de moyens mécaniques modernes avec des performances… … Wikipédia en Français
mountaintop — 1. noun The summit of a mountain. 2. adjective Situated or occurring on the summit of a mountain … Wiktionary
mountaintop — Synonyms and related words: acme, apex, apogee, brow, cap, climax, cloud nine, crest, crown, culmen, culmination, edge, extreme limit, extremity, heaven, heavens, height, high noon, highest pitch, highest point, hilltop, knoll, limit, lofty peak … Moby Thesaurus
mountaintop — moun|tain|top [ˈmauntıntɔp US ˈmauntənta:p] n the top part of a mountain … Dictionary of contemporary English
