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surmount

verb [T] (BE ON TOP)
 
 
/səˈmaʊnt/ US  /sɚ-/ formal

Definition

to be on top of something tall: The central twelve-foot column is surmounted by a bronze angel with outspread wings.Edges and extremities of objectsSurfaces of objects
(Definition of surmount verb (BE ON TOP) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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