If something is atop something else, it is on top of it.
[US, also British, literary]
Under the newspaper, atop a sheet of paper, lay an envelope.
Synonyms: on top of, over, upon, higher than More Synonyms of atop
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atop in British English
(əˈtɒp)
adverb
1.
on top; at the top
preposition
2.
on top of; at the top of
atop in American English
(əˈtɑp)
adverb
1.
on the top; at the top
preposition
2.
on the top of
Examples of 'atop' in a sentence
atop
And then tied in a knot atop one 's head.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
He has been leaving the pebbles in random places for people to find; each sits atop a tiny nest of hay.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
It's like teetering atop the world 's highest rollercoaster.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
They have long been tainted with the image of something salty and pungent atop a pizza; over the past ten years or so, that has changed.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
In other languages
atop
British English: atop PREPOSITION
If something is atop something else, it is on top of it.
Under the newspaper, atop a sheet of paper, lay an envelope.