crest
noun/krɛst/
Frequency rank: #6,410 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
the top or highest point of something, such as a hill or wave.
Example sentence
The hikers finally reached the crest of the mountain just before sunset.
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