Both Uses of
pinnacle
in
The Hound of the Baskervilles
- The moon was low upon the right, and the jagged pinnacle of a granite tor stood up against the lower curve of its silver disc.†
Chpt 9 *
- There was the sharp pinnacle of granite still cutting the lower edge of the moon, but its peak bore no trace of that silent and motionless figure.†
Chpt 9
Definition:
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(pinnacle) the highest pointin various senses, including:
- the best stage of development -- as in "I met her at the pinnacle of her success."
- a high pointed rock formation or mountain peak -- as in "The eagle circled the rocky pinnacle."
- a pointed tower at the top of a building -- as in "With the pinnacle, it is the highest building in the city."