What is another word for the roof of the world?

Pronunciation: [ðə ɹˈuːf ɒvðə wˈɜːld] (IPA)

The term "the roof of the world" is an expression used to describe the highest points of the planet. It refers to mountain ranges and peaks that extend above the rest of the world as if they were the roof of a house. While it is a vivid term to describe such stunning natural landmarks, there are many other synonyms available to convey similar meanings. For instance, "the top of the world," "the summit of the earth," and "the zenith of the globe" all describe a similar sense of elevation and grandeur, while "the pinnacle of the planet" and "the highest peaks of the world" can also be used interchangeably.

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What are the hypernyms for The roof of the world?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Famous quotes with The roof of the world

  • Elsewhere the sky is the roof of the world; but here the earth was the floor of the sky. The landscape one longed for when one was away, the thing all about one, the world one actually lived in, was the sky, the sky!
    Willa Cather
  • It was like being quite alone on the roof of the world. I felt that if I were to go to the edge and look over … I would see below all that I had ever known; all the crowded cities and seas covered with ships, and the clamor of harbors and traffic of rivers, and farmlands being worked, and herds of cattle driven in dust across interminable plains. All the clamor and clatter, confusion of voices, tumults, and conflicts, must still be going on, down there—over the edge, and below—but here there was only the sky, and a stillness made audible by the brittle grass. Emptiness was so perfect all around me that I felt a part of it, empty myself.
    Rose Wilder Lane

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