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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From his home in Possagno, nestled in the foothills of the Italian Alps, photographer Valter Binotto captured an image showing two of Earth's rarest phenomena, an elve and a sprite, appearing at the same time.
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Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 19 Dec. 2025
Dangerous fire weather conditions were underway in Colorado and Wyoming’s foothills that had forecasters using the most dire language possible to characterize Friday’s fire threat.
—Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 19 Dec. 2025
Thursday night, the power was back on to many of the Jefferson County homes in the foothills, where power was cut off on Wednesday.
—Alan Gionet, CBS News, 19 Dec. 2025
Resting in the scenic foothills of the Topatopa Mountains near Lake Piru and the Santa Felicia Dam, the roughly 5,600-acre parcel was purchased by the Cohen family in 2000 for nearly $4 million from Texaco, which had been pumping oil there.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 18 Dec. 2025
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Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 19 Dec. 2025
Dangerous fire weather conditions were underway in Colorado and Wyoming’s foothills that had forecasters using the most dire language possible to characterize Friday’s fire threat.
—Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 19 Dec. 2025
Thursday night, the power was back on to many of the Jefferson County homes in the foothills, where power was cut off on Wednesday.
—Alan Gionet, CBS News, 19 Dec. 2025
Resting in the scenic foothills of the Topatopa Mountains near Lake Piru and the Santa Felicia Dam, the roughly 5,600-acre parcel was purchased by the Cohen family in 2000 for nearly $4 million from Texaco, which had been pumping oil there.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 18 Dec. 2025
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“Foothill.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foothill. Accessed 21 Dec. 2025.
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foothill
noun
foot·hill
-ˌhil
: a hill at the foot of higher hills or mountains
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