foothill
noun
foot·hill
ˈfu̇t-ˌhil 
1
: a hill at the foot of higher hills
2
foothills plural
: a hilly region at the base of a mountain range
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Under this scenario, rain could arrive in a slow-moving storm that lasts for 12 to 24 hours or beyond and dump 2 to 4 inches or more on the coast and in the valleys, and 4 to 8 inches or more in the mountains and foothills.
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Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2025
Multiple waves of low pressure will traverse this boundary, and this coupled with the Pacific moisture transport and upslope flow/forcing over the higher terrain of the coastal ranges and northern Sierra Nevada foothills should yield as much as an additional 5 to 10 inches of rain.
—Anna Skinner, Newsweek, 3 Feb. 2025
In the foothills, Golden is forecast to break its record high for Feb. 3 by more than 10 degrees, forecasters said.
—Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 3 Feb. 2025
Later that evening, the Eaton Fire started in Los Angeles County in the foothills of Angeles National Forest.
—Dennis Romero, NBC News, 1 Feb. 2025
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Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2025
Multiple waves of low pressure will traverse this boundary, and this coupled with the Pacific moisture transport and upslope flow/forcing over the higher terrain of the coastal ranges and northern Sierra Nevada foothills should yield as much as an additional 5 to 10 inches of rain.
—Anna Skinner, Newsweek, 3 Feb. 2025
In the foothills, Golden is forecast to break its record high for Feb. 3 by more than 10 degrees, forecasters said.
—Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 3 Feb. 2025
Later that evening, the Eaton Fire started in Los Angeles County in the foothills of Angeles National Forest.
—Dennis Romero, NBC News, 1 Feb. 2025
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“Foothill.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foothill. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.
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foothill
noun
foot·hill
-ˌhil
: a hill at the foot of higher hills or mountains
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