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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The lower Alabama of wiregrass, peanut farms, and sandy fields where I was raised is a different world than Rick’s Appalachian foothills.
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Cassandra King, Southern Living, 1 Dec. 2024
Boston will be dry by 7 p.m. In the West, 3 to 6 inches of rain is possible for the foothills of the southern Sierra Nevada mountain range through Tuesday morning.
—Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 26 Nov. 2024
Winter weather advisories go into effect Tuesday night for the Palmer Divide ridge in central Colorado and the state's southern foothills.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 26 Nov. 2024
Downtown skyscrapers and Dodger Stadium parking lots gave way to lush foothill suburbs before our helicopter rose thousands of feet, cresting the San Gabriels’ sharp peaks and trails.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
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Cassandra King, Southern Living, 1 Dec. 2024
Boston will be dry by 7 p.m. In the West, 3 to 6 inches of rain is possible for the foothills of the southern Sierra Nevada mountain range through Tuesday morning.
—Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 26 Nov. 2024
Winter weather advisories go into effect Tuesday night for the Palmer Divide ridge in central Colorado and the state's southern foothills.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 26 Nov. 2024
Downtown skyscrapers and Dodger Stadium parking lots gave way to lush foothill suburbs before our helicopter rose thousands of feet, cresting the San Gabriels’ sharp peaks and trails.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
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“Foothill.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foothill. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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foothill
noun
foot·hill
-ˌhil
: a hill at the foot of higher hills or mountains
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