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- Dictionaryatop/əˈtɒp/
preposition
- 1. on the top of: "the weathervane is perched atop the Great Tower"
adverb
- 1. on the top: "the air-raid siren atop of the County Courthouse"
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mainly US uk / əˈtɒp / us / əˈtɑːp / Add to word list. on or at the top of: She sat atop a two-metre wall. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. On or off. astride. disengage. hereon. on board phrase. onto. thereon. thereupon. turn over. unlit. upon.
preposition. : on top of. Examples of atop in a Sentence. Preposition The house sits atop a cliff overlooking the ocean. Recent Examples on the Web. Adverb or adjective.
adjective. on or at the top. preposition. on the top of: atop the flagpole. / əˈtɒp / adverb. 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. on top of; at the top of.
The word atop is somewhat old fashioned, but it's still a good way to describe being at the very top of something. You might live atop of the highest hill in town, or enjoy looking out your window to watch birds land atop of the garage.
If something is atop something else, it is on top of it. [US, also British, literary] Under the newspaper, atop a sheet of paper, lay an envelope. Synonyms: on top of, over, upon, higher than More Synonyms of atop. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.
Definition of atop preposition in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Define atop. atop synonyms, atop pronunciation, atop translation, English dictionary definition of atop. prep. On top of. adv. To, on, or at the top. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin...
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She placed her hand atop his, assessing him. A milk glass vase with a spray of daffodils rested atop the table. The town car moved at a quick pace, bringing them to a mansion atop one of the private, gated drives tucked away from sight along Skyline Drive.
