alp

6 definitions found

alp - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Alp \Alp\, n.
     A bullfinch. --Rom. of R.
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  Alp \Alp\, n. [L. Alpes the Alps, said to be of Celtic origin;
     cf. Gael. alp a high mountain, Ir. ailp any huge mass or
     lump: cf. F. Alpes.]
     1. A very high mountain. Specifically, in the plural, the
        highest chain of mountains in Europe, containing the lofty
        mountains of Switzerland, etc.
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              Nor breath of vernal air from snowy alp. --Milton.
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              Hills peep o'er hills, and alps on alps arise.
                                                    --Pope.
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     2. Fig.: Something lofty, or massive, or very hard to be
        surmounted.
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     Note: The plural form Alps is sometimes used as a singular.
           "The Alps doth spit." --Shak.
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alp - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  alp
      n 1: any high mountain

alp - Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (26 May 2007) :

  ALP
  
     <language> A list processing extension of Mercury Autocode
     .
  
     ["ALP, An Autocode List-Processing Language", D.C. Cooper et
     al, Computer J 5:28-31, 1962].
  
     (1995-01-24)
  

alp - V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (June 2006) :

  ALP
         Access Linux Platform (Linux, PDA, Palm)
         

  ALP
         Assembly Language Processor (IBM)