Meanings
hilltop1
plural hilltops
- The peak or crest of a hill.
The territory should be small enough to be surveyed in its entirety from a hilltop.
1946, Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, I.211 more example
After crossing the flatlands Lincoln, with its magnificent hilltop cathedral, comes into view before we pull into the station, with its lovely Tudor revival-style buildings.
2024 October 30, Paul Bigland, “The heat is on... and will the railway fray?”, in RAIL, number 1021, page 48Synonyms: brow
Hilltop2
- A number of places in the United States:
- A ghost town in Cochise County, Arizona.
- Former name of Fuller Acres, California.
- A neighbourhood of Denver, Colorado.
- A ghost town in Mercer County, Kentucky.
- A minor city in Anoka County, Minnesota.
- A ghost town in Lander County, Nevada.
- A neighbourhood of Jersey City, New Jersey.
- A neighbourhood of Columbus, Ohio.
- A census-designated place in Weathersfield Township, Trumbull County, Ohio.
- A locality in Springfield Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
- A neighbourhood of Tacoma, Washington.
- A place in Canada:
- A rural community in the Municipality of Clanwilliam-Erickson, Manitoba.
- A suburb of Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP9602).
- A suburb of Ebbw Vale, Blaenau Gwent borough county borough, Wales (OS grid ref SO1609).
- A suburb of Taupo, Waikato, New Zealand.
- A rural locality and summit point on Banks Peninsula, Canterbury, New Zealand.
- A sitio in the barangay of Ambuclao, Bokod, Benguet, Philippines.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe peak or crest of a hill.
More synonyms by meaning
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 山頂 /山顶
- 山頂 /山顶 (shāndǐng)Translations
Dutch heuveltop
- heuveltopTranslations
Finnish mäenharja
- mäenharjaTranslations
French cime, sommet
- cimeTranslations
- sommetTranslations
- picTranslations
- pinacleTranslations
Māori tautara, kehokeho
- tautaraTranslations
- kehokehoTranslations
Portuguese cume
- cumeTranslations
Thai ยอดเขา
- ยอดเขา (yɔ̂ɔt-kǎo)Translations
Cite this entry
hilltop. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hilltop
“hilltop.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hilltop. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hilltop,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hilltop.
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