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Roundtop

Roundtop

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A name used for hills, mountains, parks, or ski resorts, often in the United States
  • proper noun
  • US
: Roundtop
  • At a distance, it might make little difference, but at places like Little Roundtop and in the waning moments of Pickett's Charge, the soldiers at Gettysburg found themselves fighting face to familiar face.

Examples

  • Ski Roundtop had freshly groomed trails available for skiing today.

  • It's insulting to mention homes that have had power going out after being restored, while the rest of us freeze on Roundtop with no power at all since day one.

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  • Bobby, carry on. - Mr. Horne? - Little Roundtop.

Surface Forms

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Morphology

Roundtop = round + top (transparent) = round + top

The name is a direct compound of 'round' + 'top' describing a summit with a rounded shape, so the derivation is immediately clear to learners.

Etymology

Roundtop comes from two simple English words, round and top, which mean 'rounded' and 'top'. That's why many places called Roundtop are hills or mountains with a smooth, rounded top and are often used as parks or ski resorts.