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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San Diego County will experience another brief heat wave this weekend with temperatures rising into the low 80s in some coastal cities and near 100 across inland valleys and foothills, the National Weather Service said.
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Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Sep. 2023
Tucked away in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, a small Georgia town hides an alluring secret: award-winning wineries and tasting rooms that offer local, regional, and international wines and spirits.
—Karen Ruffini, Travel + Leisure, 22 Aug. 2023
Many of the people being called on to help played similar roles in the aftermath of the Camp fire, the 2018 disaster in Northern California that killed 85 people and reduced to ash the town of Paradise, in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada.
—Tim Arango, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2023
Trade in Appalachia for the Alps this Christmas in Helen, Georgia, a charming small town known for its scenic natural surroundings, vineyards nestled in the foothills, and distinctive alpine aesthetic.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 15 Sep. 2023
Eyewitnesses in the foothills of the mountains said some towns are completely destroyed, with almost all the homes in an area of the village of Asni damaged.
—Amarachi Orie, CNN, 9 Sep. 2023
On the outskirts of Athens, a major fire that destroyed homes in the foothills of Mount Parnitha on Wednesday was racing across the mountain’s forested slopes and threatened the heart of a national park that is one of the last wooded areas near the Greek capital.
—Elena Becatoros, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2023
In 1970, Vermont sculpture artist David Stromeyer bought a 200-acre former dairy farm in the foothills of the Cold Hollow Mountains, with plenty of room and scenic inspiration to create his abstract, large-scale steel sculptures.
—Pamela Wright, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Aug. 2023
The novel follows a family led by a former pot-grower struggling to go legit in the Sierra foothills — until a wildfire threatens to destroy their second chance.
—Boris Kachka, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2023
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Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Sep. 2023
Tucked away in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, a small Georgia town hides an alluring secret: award-winning wineries and tasting rooms that offer local, regional, and international wines and spirits.
—Karen Ruffini, Travel + Leisure, 22 Aug. 2023
Many of the people being called on to help played similar roles in the aftermath of the Camp fire, the 2018 disaster in Northern California that killed 85 people and reduced to ash the town of Paradise, in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada.
—Tim Arango, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2023
Trade in Appalachia for the Alps this Christmas in Helen, Georgia, a charming small town known for its scenic natural surroundings, vineyards nestled in the foothills, and distinctive alpine aesthetic.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 15 Sep. 2023
Eyewitnesses in the foothills of the mountains said some towns are completely destroyed, with almost all the homes in an area of the village of Asni damaged.
—Amarachi Orie, CNN, 9 Sep. 2023
On the outskirts of Athens, a major fire that destroyed homes in the foothills of Mount Parnitha on Wednesday was racing across the mountain’s forested slopes and threatened the heart of a national park that is one of the last wooded areas near the Greek capital.
—Elena Becatoros, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2023
In 1970, Vermont sculpture artist David Stromeyer bought a 200-acre former dairy farm in the foothills of the Cold Hollow Mountains, with plenty of room and scenic inspiration to create his abstract, large-scale steel sculptures.
—Pamela Wright, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Aug. 2023
The novel follows a family led by a former pot-grower struggling to go legit in the Sierra foothills — until a wildfire threatens to destroy their second chance.
—Boris Kachka, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2023
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First Known Use
1788, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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foothill
noun
foot·hill
-ˌhil
: a hill at the foot of higher hills or mountains
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