hillside

noun

hill·​side ˈhil-ˌsīd How to pronounce hillside (audio)
: a part of a hill between the top and the foot

Examples of hillside in a Sentence

Streams of rainwater rushed down the hillside.
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The Stewarts’ property covers a lush hillside bordering interstates 15 and 805. Blake Nelson, The Mercury News, 11 Nov. 2024 On a nearby hillside, cranes tower over rising housing blocks. Simone McCarthy, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024 And later that year, Hollywoodland pitched in by adding the giant, white dot to the hillside beneath its relatively new Hollywoodland sign. Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Oct. 2024 Like other precarious hillsides in the Palos Verdes Peninsula, the Flying Triangle slide became an issue when the thin layers of bentonite clay sitting under tons of earth and rock got wet, becoming slippery, geologists at the time reported. Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for hillside 

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of hillside was in the 14th century

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“Hillside.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hillside. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.

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hillside

noun
hill·​side ˈhil-ˌsīd How to pronounce hillside (audio)
: the side of a hill

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