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the summit nobody mentions has a downhill on every single side.
means The highest point of something — the peak of achievement, success, or physical height.
from From Latin 'pinnaculum,' a little wing or gable, the diminutive of 'pinna' (wing, feather, or pointed peak). It traveled through Old French as 'pinacle' before settling into English, where it first named the soaring spires and turrets that crowned cathedrals — those topmost points reaching toward heaven. From architecture it climbed into metaphor, becoming any summit at all.
- origin
- From Latin pinnaculum, meaning little wing or feather
- architecture
- Gothic spires use them as decorative downward weight
- climbing term
- A pinnacle is a freestanding rock spire, terrifyingly exposed
- the catch
- Reaching it means there's only one direction left
mount everest — highest mountain peak on earth at 29,032 feet, located in the himalayas between nepal and tibet
burj khalifa — tallest building in the world at 2,717 feet, completed in dubai in 2010
apex predator lion — at the pinnacle of african savanna food chains, can hunt prey weighing up to 1,000 pounds