Pinnacle (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. a lofty peak.
  2. the highest or culminating point, as of success, power, fame, etc.: the pinnacle of one's career.
  3. any pointed, towering part or formation, as of rock.
  4. a relatively small, upright structure, commonly terminating in a gable, a pyramid, or a cone, rising above the roof or coping of a building, or capping a tower, buttress, or other projecting architectural member.
verb (used with object), pin·na·cled, pin·na·cling.
  1. to place on or as on a pinnacle.
  2. to form a pinnacle on; crown.
noun
  1. the highest point or level, esp of fame, success, etc
  2. a towering peak, as of a mountain
  3. a slender upright structure in the form of a cone, pyramid, or spire on the top of a buttress, gable, or tower
verb (tr)
  1. to set on or as if on a pinnacle
  2. to furnish with a pinnacle or pinnacles
  3. to crown with a pinnacle
Pinnacle (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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