: 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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Yufang Lan, 46, worked at a gigantic licensed cannabis operation of 112 greenhouses stretching three deep across a hillside outside Lower Lake. — Paige St. John, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2026 The field, which was about 250 yards wide and about twice as long, was on a hillside. — Jack Wingate As Told To John Phillips, Outdoor Life, 7 Nov. 2026 Turf professionals are hard to come by, and a lot of young workers don’t actually want to rake bunkers, or mow hillsides. — Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2026 Other highlights include an office with its own entrance, an exercise room, a cozy den, and a subterranean multi-car garage notched into the hillside. — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 6 Nov. 2026 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 14 Nov. 2026.

Kids Definition

: the side of a hill
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