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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Zoom in: When Axios visited Muppet on Thursday evening, she was quietly perched on a hillside about 50 feet up from the Hollow Run Trail. Ryan Deto, Axios, 14 Mar. 2025 McCaffrey, running back for the San Francisco 49ers, took a page out of the Bieber family playbook and posted a video montage of himself and Culpo taking pictures, hanging out on a hillside…looking at deer? Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 10 Mar. 2025 Mount Cinnamon Beach Resort A spray of white villas and suites climb the lush hillsides overlooking Grand Anse Beach, making the views from the 36-key Mount Cinnamon Beach Resort arguably the best on the island. Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 9 Mar. 2025 The researchers dug a massive trench in a hillside called Anyama. Carl Zimmer, New York Times, 26 Feb. 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 23 Mar. 2025.

Kids Definition

hillside

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

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