All 3 Uses of
pinnacle
in
Lord of the Flies
- There was the neck of land, the ledge skirting the rock, up there were the red pinnacles.
p. 174.4 *pinnacles = high points
- High above them from the pinnacles came a sudden shout and then an imitation war-cry that was answered by a dozen voices from behind the rock.
p. 174.9
- Ralph glanced up at the pinnacles, then toward the group of savages.
p. 177.8
Definition:
the highest point
in 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."