Definition of "mountaintop" []

• The summit of a mountain. (noun)

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• "The term mountaintop removal (MTR) has become "the" acronym used to smear all types of surface mining."
• "(T) he policy shift by Wells Fargo follows others over the last two years, including moves by Credit Suisse, Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America and Citibank, to increase scrutiny of lending to companies involved in mountaintop removal -- or to end the lending altogether."
• "From families whose homes are bulldozed in the name of mountaintop removal in Appalachia, to parents who have to miss days of work to treat their children's asthma, the cost of coal is much more personal."