alp
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- noun
- /ælp/
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alp
- The view from the edge of the steep alp was absolutely stunning as the sun set behind the peaks.
Examples
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In the summer, we hiked to the top of a breathtaking alp covered in wildflowers.
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A Swiss Alp as the sun grows fainter.
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I'll look pretty stupid in this, yodeling my way across the alps.
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They always remind me of the day Gustave... ...made me climb to the top of an alp.
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Here we paused; she needed to rest to gather her determination to make it over the door sill, a three-inch-high Alp blocking our progress.
Fiction book (2002) -
And so, with a song in their heart, a lump in their throat, and absolutely no idea where the hell they were going, Boris and Natasha implemented Plan C, marching straight up and over the famed Pottsylvanian alp.
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Many tourists visit the Swiss alp each year to enjoy skiing and the beautiful scenery.
Synonyms
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2.5
The highest point of a mountain
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1.8
The pointed top of a mountain that is the highest part
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A mountain with its top and sides covered in snow
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Etymology
The word alp comes from the name of the big mountain range, the Alps, and from old German words meaning 'high mountain' or 'mountain pasture'. So an alp is a very high, often snow-covered peak, the same idea you see in the word alpine.