"hilltop" meaning in English

See hilltop in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈhɪltɒp/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-hilltop.wav Forms: hilltops [plural]
Etymology: From hill + top. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|hill|top}} hill + top Head templates: {{en-noun}} hilltop (plural hilltops)
  1. The peak or crest of a hill. Derived forms: hilltop youth Translations (Translations): 山頂 (Chinese Mandarin), 山顶 (shāndǐng) (Chinese Mandarin), heuveltop [masculine] (Dutch), mäenharja (Finnish), cime [feminine] (French), sommet [masculine] (French), pic [masculine] (French), pinacle [masculine] (French), curuto [masculine] (Galician), petón [masculine] (Galician), risca [feminine] (Galician), croa [feminine] (Galician), bico [masculine] (Galician), picouto [masculine] (Galician), crista [feminine] (Galician), improada [feminine] (Galician), tautara (Maori), kehokeho (Maori), cume [masculine] (Portuguese), ยอดเขา (yɔ̂ɔt-kǎo) (Thai)

Inflected forms

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