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High Point

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High Point
A city of north-central North Carolina southwest of Greensboro. Settled before 1750, it is a furniture-manufacturing center. Population: 97,800.
high point
n
a moment or occasion of great intensity, interest, happiness, etc. the award marked a high point in his life
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Noun1.high point - the most enjoyable part of a given experience; "the trumpet solo was the high point of the concert"
division, section, part - one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole; "the written part of the exam"; "the finance section of the company"; "the BBC's engineering division"
experience - an event as apprehended; "a surprising experience"; "that painful experience certainly got our attention"
high point
noun highlight, peak, climax, best part, focal point, high spot, memorable part The high point of this trip was a day at the races.
Translations
high point n the high point (of show, evening, holiday) → il clou m inv
high point n the high point (of show, evening, holiday) → il clou m inv


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This notion prevailed some moments, and he had almost determined to be false to her from a high point of honour: but that refinement was not able to stand very long against the voice of nature, which cried in his heart that such friendship was treason to love.
The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Fielding, Henry View in context
We had one magnificent picture of Naples from a high point on the mountain side.
The Innocents Abroad by Twain, Mark View in context
After eleven months wandering in the wilderness, a great part of the time over trackless wastes, where the sight of a savage wigwam was a rarity, we may imagine the delight of the poor weatherbeaten travellers, at beholding the embryo establishment, with its magazines, habitations, and picketed bulwarks, seated on a high point of land, dominating a beautiful little bay, in which was a trim-built shallop riding quietly at anchor.
Astoria or Anecdotes of an enterprise beyond the Rocky Mountains by Irving, Washington View in context
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