summit

/ˈsʌmət/

/ˈsʌmɪt/

Other forms: summits; summited; summiting

What better place for the mountain-climbing summit than on the summit of the mountain. A summit can mean either a meeting between people who are interested in the same subject or the peak of the mountain.

Although originally meant to describe a meeting between the heads of state, summit can be used to describe any gathering of people who care deeply about the same topic. If, for example, you are the captain of your chess club, you might attend the upcoming Chess Club Summit, at which new rules of the tournament will be discussed. Moreover, while summit also means the very top of a mountain, summit can be used metaphorically to mean a variety of heights, such as the summit of a career, an industry, or any kind of major effort.

Definitions of summit

1. noun

   the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill)
   “the region is a few molecules wide at the summit”

   synonyms: crest, crown, peak, tip, top

   types:

   brow, hilltop

   the peak of a hill

   pinnacle

   a lofty peak

   mountain peak

   the summit of a mountain

   type of:

   place, spot, topographic point

   a point located with respect to surface features of some region
2. noun

   the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
   “the summit of his ambition”

   synonyms: acme, elevation, height, meridian, peak, pinnacle, superlative, tiptop, top, zenith

   type of:

   degree, level, point, stage

   a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process
3. noun

   a meeting of heads of governments
   synonyms: summit meeting

   type of:

   group meeting, meeting

   a formally arranged gathering
4. verb

   reach the summit (of a mountain)
   “Many mountaineers go up Mt. Everest but not all summit”

   synonyms: breast

   type of:

   arrive at, attain, gain, hit, make, reach

   reach a destination, either real or abstract