aiguille

noun

Definition of aiguillenext
as in pinnacle

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  1. pinnacle
  2. summit
  3. horn
  4. mountaintop
Noun
  • These expressions represent the pinnacle of The Glen Grant's craftsmanship and testify to the distillery's commitment to quality.
    Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
  • The 20th century had seen pure abstraction claimed as visual art’s pinnacle.
    Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of pinnacle
Noun
  • Coinciding with the end of her 21-month long Eras Tour last weekend (Dec. 8), the album remains the songwriter’s longest-running chart-topper in the U.K., the Official Charts Company reports, eclipsing 2022’s Midnights, which sat at the summit for five non-consecutive weeks.
    Sophie Williams, Billboard, 13 Dec. 2024
  • With a win against Rayo, Madrid can go top by a point at the La Liga summit before FC Barcelona hosts Leganes late on Sunday evening in Spain.
    Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of summit
Noun
  • The train’s horn sounded just as brakes were applied and the train cars came to a stop.
    Roger Simmons, Orlando Sentinel, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Shortly after midnight, sheriff’s deputies went door to door and used air horns to wake residents and urge them to leave.
    Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of horn
Noun
  • Coming down to Earth in Book V to warn Adam of Satan’s plan, Raphael stays through Book VIII and recounts the war in Heaven, replete with Satan’s invention of cannon fire and the mountaintops that the armies of God flip upside down and hurl at the rebel angels.
    Merve Emre, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
  • In Paro, hang mountaintop prayer flags and offer a prayer for loved ones.
    Mark Lakin, Travel + Leisure, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of mountaintop
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