noun
alp
ALP/ælp/
A high mountain, especially in a European mountain range.
A snow-covered alp towers above the small village in the valley.
Etymology
The name of the Alps became a common noun for an individual high, snow-capped mountain, especially in Switzerland. The older mountain-range name has no securely established deeper origin.
In context
some of my favorite Swiss Alp experiences
More examples
- The old travelogue describes climbing a remote alp.
- Several sharp alps rise beyond the meadow.
- Clouds conceal the summit of the highest alp.
Forms
alp · alps