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单词 hilltop
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Definition of hilltop in English:

hilltop

nounˈhɪltɒpˈhɪlˌtɑp
  • The summit of a hill.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • But it's now believed to come from ‘kan’ or ‘summit’, because the earliest settlers settled on the summits or hilltops.
    • Consequently, hilltops may not be key or decisive terrain because you cannot observe through the canopy.
    • Constructed on hilltops with views of major valleys, the pucaras had barracks, houses, reservoirs, and a sun temple.
    • Kammu houses are built close together in the village, located on a hilltop or halfway up a mountain.
    • Most were found on hillside slopes although some were located on hilltops or knolls.
    • Coastal areas, hilltops, and mountain passes are common areas for wind farms.
    • Sunday dawned grey and forbidding as clouds hung low over Lough Talt, clinging ominously to the hilltops around the lake.
    • No one-off houses scar the hilltops and valleys.
    • Willow will be planted to shore up the banks of the River Devon and wetland created to soak up water on neighbouring hilltops.
    • Low clouds embraced the hilltops around the valley, tendrils of mist wending down into the frost-rimed trees along the slopes.
    • Less lime is generally required on bottomland, more on hillsides and the most on hilltops.
    • The hilltops and ridges generally have a mix dominated by oaks, Carya glabra, and Pinus rigida.
    • First was the development of defended settlements, usually on hilltops or promontories that afforded natural defence.
    • Beyond the village, Eastern Shura forces advanced up a narrow, forested valley, while the tanks shelled the hilltops a mile away.
    • As the region was swamped by the new lake and hilltops turned into small islands, top predators like jaguars and harpy eagles fled the area.
    • From a hilltop, Bill Adams points to the next ridge, which is now heavily wooded.
    • On Monday they will head off to explore the extensive network of ancient trails and bridleways that cross the valleys and hilltops.
    • This may explain, in part, why this is occurring on many hillsides or hilltops.
    • No sooner had he done this than it was decided to move the Academy from the damp riverside to the hilltop.
    • They occur in many different situations in the landscape including river valleys and hilltops.
    Synonyms
    top, peak, mountaintop, crest, crown, apex, vertex, apogee, tip, cap
 
 

Definition of hilltop in US English:

hilltop

nounˈhɪlˌtɑpˈhilˌtäp
  • The summit of a hill.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Less lime is generally required on bottomland, more on hillsides and the most on hilltops.
    • Beyond the village, Eastern Shura forces advanced up a narrow, forested valley, while the tanks shelled the hilltops a mile away.
    • Willow will be planted to shore up the banks of the River Devon and wetland created to soak up water on neighbouring hilltops.
    • They occur in many different situations in the landscape including river valleys and hilltops.
    • But it's now believed to come from ‘kan’ or ‘summit’, because the earliest settlers settled on the summits or hilltops.
    • Sunday dawned grey and forbidding as clouds hung low over Lough Talt, clinging ominously to the hilltops around the lake.
    • The hilltops and ridges generally have a mix dominated by oaks, Carya glabra, and Pinus rigida.
    • First was the development of defended settlements, usually on hilltops or promontories that afforded natural defence.
    • From a hilltop, Bill Adams points to the next ridge, which is now heavily wooded.
    • Kammu houses are built close together in the village, located on a hilltop or halfway up a mountain.
    • No sooner had he done this than it was decided to move the Academy from the damp riverside to the hilltop.
    • No one-off houses scar the hilltops and valleys.
    • Consequently, hilltops may not be key or decisive terrain because you cannot observe through the canopy.
    • Constructed on hilltops with views of major valleys, the pucaras had barracks, houses, reservoirs, and a sun temple.
    • On Monday they will head off to explore the extensive network of ancient trails and bridleways that cross the valleys and hilltops.
    • Most were found on hillside slopes although some were located on hilltops or knolls.
    • Coastal areas, hilltops, and mountain passes are common areas for wind farms.
    • This may explain, in part, why this is occurring on many hillsides or hilltops.
    • As the region was swamped by the new lake and hilltops turned into small islands, top predators like jaguars and harpy eagles fled the area.
    • Low clouds embraced the hilltops around the valley, tendrils of mist wending down into the frost-rimed trees along the slopes.
    Synonyms
    top, peak, mountaintop, crest, crown, apex, vertex, apogee, tip, cap
 
 
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