alp
see also: ALP
Noun
ALP
Proper noun
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see also: ALP
Noun
alp (plural alps)
- A very high mountain. Specifically, one of the Alps, the highest chain of mountains in Europe.
- 1671, John Milton, “Samson Agonistes, […]”, in Paradise Regain’d. A Poem. In IV Books. To which is Added, Samson Agonistes, London: Printed by J. M[acock] for John Starkey […], OCLC 228732398 ↗, line 529, page 42 ↗:
- Nor breath of Vernal Air from ſnowy Alp.
- 1709, [Alexander Pope], An Essay on Criticism, London: Printed for W. Lewis […], published 1711, OCLC 15810849 ↗, page 15 ↗:
- Hills peep o'er Hills, and Alps on Alps ariſe!
- German: Alm
ALP
Proper noun
- Abbreviation of Australian Labor Party.
alp (plural alps)
- Acronym of axion-like particle
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