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Rommel Posted 8 years ago
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Can I use 'summit' and 'peak' interchangeably in the sentence?
Can I use 'summit' and 'peak' interchangeably in the sentence?
There is a cross at the mountain (summit, peak).
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A peak is pointy. A summit can be smoothly curved and almost flat. What they have in common is that they are the highest part of a hill or mountain.
- A peak is pointy.
- A summit can be smoothly curved and almost flat.
- What they have in common is that they are the highest part of a hill or mountain.
- ) 1 The pointed top of a mountain.
- 1 A mountain, especially one with a pointed top.
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A peak is pointy. A summit can be smoothly curved and almost flat. What they have in common is that they are the highest part of a hill or mountain. (A peak is one type of mountain summit.)
1 The pointed top of a mountain.
1.1 A mountain, especially one with a pointed top.
1.2 A projecting pointed part or shape.
1 The highest point of a hill or mountain.
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