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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After a little more than 17 years of ownership, Mike Sweeney has decided to part ways with his Los Angeles home in the leafy foothills of Los Feliz, just minutes from Griffith Park and the Greek Theatre.
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Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 10 Sep. 2025
As the only hotel in the 45,000-acre Solio Game Reserve between the foothills of Mount Kenya and the slopes of the Aberdare National Park, Solio provides access to more than 200 black and white rhinos.
—Jennifer Kester, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Mearns quail, also called Montezuma quail, live in the foothills of southern Arizona’s Sky Island ranges and rely more on summer monsoon rains.
—Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Forecasters say the marine layer is likely to spread to the inland foothills and valleys, cooling areas like Escondido, where the high is predicted to be 80 on Tuesday, 76 on Wednesday and Thursday, and 79 on Friday.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Sep. 2025
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Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 10 Sep. 2025
As the only hotel in the 45,000-acre Solio Game Reserve between the foothills of Mount Kenya and the slopes of the Aberdare National Park, Solio provides access to more than 200 black and white rhinos.
—Jennifer Kester, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Mearns quail, also called Montezuma quail, live in the foothills of southern Arizona’s Sky Island ranges and rely more on summer monsoon rains.
—Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Forecasters say the marine layer is likely to spread to the inland foothills and valleys, cooling areas like Escondido, where the high is predicted to be 80 on Tuesday, 76 on Wednesday and Thursday, and 79 on Friday.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Sep. 2025
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“Foothill.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foothill. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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foothill
noun
foot·hill
-ˌhil
: a hill at the foot of higher hills or mountains
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