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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And in 2024, hunters found unidentified remains including a skull fragments in foothills near the school, and reported it to police.
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Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 16 May 2025
Sunset boat rides and splash zones at Tygart Lake
Tucked into the northern Allegheny foothills, Tygart Lake State Park is one of the state’s underrated summer hangout spots.
—West Virginia Tourism, AFAR Media, 15 May 2025
Georgetown, a community in the El Dorado County foothills, is about a 50-mile drive northeast from Sacramento.
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 15 May 2025
Heaviest rain will be from Billings south to the foothills.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
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Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 16 May 2025
Sunset boat rides and splash zones at Tygart Lake
Tucked into the northern Allegheny foothills, Tygart Lake State Park is one of the state’s underrated summer hangout spots.
—West Virginia Tourism, AFAR Media, 15 May 2025
Georgetown, a community in the El Dorado County foothills, is about a 50-mile drive northeast from Sacramento.
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 15 May 2025
Heaviest rain will be from Billings south to the foothills.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
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“Foothill.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foothill. Accessed 19 May. 2025.
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foothill
noun
foot·hill
-ˌhil
: a hill at the foot of higher hills or mountains
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