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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The tortoises live in the rocky foothills north and west of the Colorado River in California, Arizona, Utah and Nevada.
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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
The area also included the Carolinas’ mountains, N.C. foothills and Upstate South Carolina.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 13 Apr. 2024
Set in the pretty countryside and Uwharrie foothills are dozens (more than 100, by some counts) of ceramics shops and studios, many of them with working potters at the wheel.
—Anne Olivia Bauso, Travel + Leisure, 11 Apr. 2024
The inland valleys, foothills and mountains will be much clearer because the marine layer will have mostly disappeared by then.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2024
The Denver metro and Front Range are under a high wind warning starting Saturday morning, with forecasters predicting gusts of up to 100 mph in the foothills on Saturday.
—Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 5 Apr. 2024
In the southern Sierra foothills, blue oaks and redbuds have been spotted in Visalia while fiddlenecks, shooting stars, streambank spring beauties and rusty popcorn flowers have bloomed in Eastwood.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2024
Stronger, hurricane-force wind gusts are forecast to reach 100 mph in the foothills near Denver.
—Dalia Faheid, CNN, 7 Apr. 2024
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
The area also included the Carolinas’ mountains, N.C. foothills and Upstate South Carolina.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 13 Apr. 2024
Set in the pretty countryside and Uwharrie foothills are dozens (more than 100, by some counts) of ceramics shops and studios, many of them with working potters at the wheel.
—Anne Olivia Bauso, Travel + Leisure, 11 Apr. 2024
The inland valleys, foothills and mountains will be much clearer because the marine layer will have mostly disappeared by then.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2024
The Denver metro and Front Range are under a high wind warning starting Saturday morning, with forecasters predicting gusts of up to 100 mph in the foothills on Saturday.
—Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 5 Apr. 2024
In the southern Sierra foothills, blue oaks and redbuds have been spotted in Visalia while fiddlenecks, shooting stars, streambank spring beauties and rusty popcorn flowers have bloomed in Eastwood.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2024
Stronger, hurricane-force wind gusts are forecast to reach 100 mph in the foothills near Denver.
—Dalia Faheid, CNN, 7 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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