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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As recently as February, a boulder came crashing down the hillside, missing his home by inches. Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025 Less than a quarter-mile away, another Pasadena resident, Pedro Rojas, 70, recorded video of a smaller fire casting the hillside in an orange glow. Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 15 Jan. 2025 Officials have taken several measures, including dropping fire retardants via aircraft along hillsides to serve as barriers to contain the fires and bringing in additional engines, fire crews, helicopters, and bulldozers, which have been positioned preemptively all over the region. Chad De Guzman, TIME, 13 Jan. 2025 For weeks, Yoon has barricaded himself in his hillside compound in the capital Seoul, surrounded by his Presidential Security Service (PSS) team, while outside the gates hundreds of his die-hard conservative supporters have vowed to protect him. Helen Regan, CNN, 13 Jan. 2025 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 22 Jan. 2025.

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hillside

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

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