'Summit' definitions:

Definition of 'summit'

From: WordNet
noun
The highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development; "his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty"; "the artist's gifts are at their acme"; "at the height of her career"; "the peak of perfection"; "summer was at its peak"; "...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame"; "the summit of his ambition"; "so many highest superlatives achieved by man"; "at the top of his profession" [syn: acme, height, elevation, peak, pinnacle, summit, superlative, meridian, tiptop, top]
noun
The top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill); "the view from the peak was magnificent"; "they clambered to the tip of Monadnock"; "the region is a few molecules wide at the summit" [syn: peak, crown, crest, top, tip, summit]
noun
A meeting of heads of governments [syn: summit, summit meeting]
verb
Reach the summit (of a mountain); "They breasted the mountain"; "Many mountaineers go up Mt. Everest but not all summit" [syn: summit, breast]

Definition of 'Summit'

From: GCIDE
  • Summit \Sum"mit\, n. [F. sommet, dim. of OF. som, sum, top, from L. summum, from summus highest. See Sum, n.]
  • 1. The top; the highest point. [1913 Webster]
  • Fixed on the summit of the highest mount. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. The highest degree; the utmost elevation; the acme; as, the summit of human fame. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. (Zool.) The most elevated part of a bivalve shell, or the part in which the hinge is situated. [1913 Webster]
  • Summit level, the highest level of a canal, a railroad, or the like, in surmounting an ascent. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'summit'

From: Moby Thesaurus

Summit, AZ -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Arizona

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Summit, AZ -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Arizona
Population (2000) :
3702
Housing Units (2000) :
1259
Land area (2000) :
10.120625 sq. miles (26.212298 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
10.120625 sq. miles (26.212298 sq. km)
FIPS code :
70240
Located within :
Arizona (AZ), FIPS 04
Location :
32.063213 N, 110.943549 W
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Summit, AR -- U.S. city in Arkansas

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Summit, AR -- U.S. city in Arkansas
Population (2000) :
586
Housing Units (2000) :
280
Land area (2000) :
1.225333 sq. miles (3.173598 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
1.225333 sq. miles (3.173598 sq. km)
FIPS code :
67940
Located within :
Arkansas (AR), FIPS 05
Location :
36.250212 N, 92.687592 W
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Summit, NJ -- U.S. city in New Jersey

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Summit, NJ -- U.S. city in New Jersey
Population (2000) :
21131
Housing Units (2000) :
8146
Land area (2000) :
6.053503 sq. miles (15.678499 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.021436 sq. miles (0.055519 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
6.074939 sq. miles (15.734018 sq. km)
FIPS code :
71430
Located within :
New Jersey (NJ), FIPS 34
Location :
40.716201 N, 74.362459 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
07901
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Summit, OK -- U.S. town in Oklahoma

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Summit, OK -- U.S. town in Oklahoma
Population (2000) :
226
Housing Units (2000) :
73
Land area (2000) :
0.912003 sq. miles (2.362077 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
0.912003 sq. miles (2.362077 sq. km)
FIPS code :
71450
Located within :
Oklahoma (OK), FIPS 40
Location :
35.665561 N, 95.425232 W
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Summit, IL -- U.S. village in Illinois

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Summit, IL -- U.S. village in Illinois
Population (2000) :
10637
Housing Units (2000) :
3552
Land area (2000) :
2.123687 sq. miles (5.500324 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.153506 sq. miles (0.397578 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
2.277193 sq. miles (5.897902 sq. km)
FIPS code :
73638
Located within :
Illinois (IL), FIPS 17
Location :
41.788530 N, 87.813909 W
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Summit, SC -- U.S. town in South Carolina

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Summit, SC -- U.S. town in South Carolina
Population (2000) :
219
Housing Units (2000) :
103
Land area (2000) :
1.507531 sq. miles (3.904487 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
1.507531 sq. miles (3.904487 sq. km)
FIPS code :
70315
Located within :
South Carolina (SC), FIPS 45
Location :
33.924475 N, 81.423098 W
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Summit, SD -- U.S. town in South Dakota

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Summit, SD -- U.S. town in South Dakota
Population (2000) :
281
Housing Units (2000) :
144
Land area (2000) :
0.376049 sq. miles (0.973963 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
0.376049 sq. miles (0.973963 sq. km)
FIPS code :
62220
Located within :
South Dakota (SD), FIPS 46
Location :
45.303743 N, 97.037106 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
57266
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Summit, WA -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Washington

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Summit, WA -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Washington
Population (2000) :
8041
Housing Units (2000) :
3090
Land area (2000) :
5.166308 sq. miles (13.380677 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
5.166308 sq. miles (13.380677 sq. km)
FIPS code :
68365
Located within :
Washington (WA), FIPS 53
Location :
47.167657 N, 122.358616 W
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Summit, MS -- U.S. town in Mississippi

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Summit, MS -- U.S. town in Mississippi
Population (2000) :
1428
Housing Units (2000) :
658
Land area (2000) :
1.682166 sq. miles (4.356790 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000707 sq. miles (0.001830 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
1.682873 sq. miles (4.358620 sq. km)
FIPS code :
71480
Located within :
Mississippi (MS), FIPS 28
Location :
31.282793 N, 90.466773 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
39666
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Summit -- U.S. County in Ohio

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Summit -- U.S. County in Ohio
Population (2000) :
542899
Housing Units (2000) :
230880
Land area (2000) :
412.723297 sq. miles (1068.948386 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
7.338126 sq. miles (19.005659 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
420.061423 sq. miles (1087.954045 sq. km)
Located within :
Ohio (OH), FIPS 39
Location :
41.095605 N, 81.520637 W

Summit -- U.S. County in Utah

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Summit -- U.S. County in Utah
Population (2000) :
29736
Housing Units (2000) :
17489
Land area (2000) :
1871.047522 sq. miles (4845.990629 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
10.998556 sq. miles (28.486127 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
1882.046078 sq. miles (4874.476756 sq. km)
Located within :
Utah (UT), FIPS 49
Location :
40.828522 N, 111.273030 W

Summit -- U.S. County in Colorado

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Summit -- U.S. County in Colorado
Population (2000) :
23548
Housing Units (2000) :
24201
Land area (2000) :
608.161860 sq. miles (1575.131920 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
11.089165 sq. miles (28.720803 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
619.251025 sq. miles (1603.852723 sq. km)
Located within :
Colorado (CO), FIPS 08
Location :
39.574638 N, 106.070643 W

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