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atop

[ uh-top ]

adjective

  1. on or at the top.


preposition

  1. on the top of:

    atop the flagpole.

atop

/ əˈɒ /

adverb

  1. on top; at the top
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

preposition

  1. on top of; at the top of
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of atop1

First recorded in 1650–60; a- 1 + top 1
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Example Sentences

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He has a played on a snowy hillside in the Alps, in an Australian desert at sunset, atop the Duomo in Milan and in Charyn Canyon of Kazakhstan.

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He said one of the most obvious solutions would be to replace two-year permits with four-year permits, so that renewal applications don’t keep piling atop new applications and extending wait times.

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After every round of voting, smoke is released from a chimney atop the church.

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The Dodgers are the greatest show in baseball, with an international tourist attraction atop their lineup.

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They just happened to be atop her head Jan. 7.

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