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
Examples of foothill in a Sentence
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The town is set in the foothills of Portugal’s Sintra Mountains and is surrounded by forest and greenery.
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Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 14 May 2024
Camping at Foothills Nature Preserve A 1,400-acre park that until December 2020 was for Palo Alto residents and their guests only, this nature preserve is a newer-to-many-of-us gem nestled in the foothills of the Santa Cruz Mountains in Los Altos Hills.
—Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 13 May 2024
Monday will be mostly sunny across northeast and north central Colorado with isolated and scattered showers and thunderstorms in the foothills and mountains later in the day.
—Julianna O'Clair, The Denver Post, 13 May 2024
If left unchecked, the disease could decimate black-tail and mule herds along the Sierra Nevada foothills or reach the coastal prairie mountains — areas where many of the state’s half-million deer live, according to the latest population estimates in 2017.
—Chris Biderman, Sacramento Bee, 8 May 2024
Their family’s ranch is located in the foothills of the San Jacinto Mountains in Reche Canyon.
—Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 3 May 2024
Myanmar’s ethnic diversity is concentrated in the foothills of the Himalayas and the forested border regions that cradle the delta and lowlands through which the Irrawaddy River flows.
—Hannah Beech, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2024
The tortoises live in the rocky foothills north and west of the Colorado River in California, Arizona, Utah and Nevada.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2024
Smoke and chatter from tailgates wafted toward the Boise foothills, and fans filled much of the stadium’s lower bowl.
—Ron Counts, Idaho Statesman, 20 Apr. 2024
Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 14 May 2024
Camping at Foothills Nature Preserve A 1,400-acre park that until December 2020 was for Palo Alto residents and their guests only, this nature preserve is a newer-to-many-of-us gem nestled in the foothills of the Santa Cruz Mountains in Los Altos Hills.
—Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 13 May 2024
Monday will be mostly sunny across northeast and north central Colorado with isolated and scattered showers and thunderstorms in the foothills and mountains later in the day.
—Julianna O'Clair, The Denver Post, 13 May 2024
If left unchecked, the disease could decimate black-tail and mule herds along the Sierra Nevada foothills or reach the coastal prairie mountains — areas where many of the state’s half-million deer live, according to the latest population estimates in 2017.
—Chris Biderman, Sacramento Bee, 8 May 2024
Their family’s ranch is located in the foothills of the San Jacinto Mountains in Reche Canyon.
—Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 3 May 2024
Myanmar’s ethnic diversity is concentrated in the foothills of the Himalayas and the forested border regions that cradle the delta and lowlands through which the Irrawaddy River flows.
—Hannah Beech, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2024
The tortoises live in the rocky foothills north and west of the Colorado River in California, Arizona, Utah and Nevada.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2024
Smoke and chatter from tailgates wafted toward the Boise foothills, and fans filled much of the stadium’s lower bowl.
—Ron Counts, Idaho Statesman, 20 Apr. 2024
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foothill
noun
foot·hill
-ˌhil
: a hill at the foot of higher hills or mountains
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