pinnacle

🇺🇸 /ˈpɪnəkl/ 🇬🇧 /ˈpɪnəkl/
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noun
R

the highest or most successful point of something

Winning the championship was the pinnacle of her career.

R

a small pointed decoration on a building

The church's pinnacles could be seen from miles away.

R

a high, pointed rock at the top of a mountain

We stood at the base of the mountain, looking up at the pinnacle.

translation

n. the highest or most successful point of something; a small pointed decoration on a building; a high, pointed rock at the top of a mountain

Word Forms

Plural pinnacles