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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Just off Interstate 80, nestled in the Sierra Nevada foothills in Placer County is a cozy restaurant with a large sign black and gold sign that reads Auburn Thai Garden Restaurant.
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Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 11 Apr. 2026
Investigators said the fire that killed 85 people and devastated the town of Paradise in the foothills of California’s Sierra Nevada in 2018 started when a hook holding a PG&E transmission line broke and set dry vegetation ablaze.
—Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 10 Apr. 2026
Located 30 minutes west of Clemson and about an hour from Greenville, Walhalla is home to 4,000 folks who have built an idyllic community in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 9 Apr. 2026
San Basilio de Palenque, town in northern Colombia, situated in the foothills of the Montes de María in Bolívar department, southeast of Cartagena.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Apr. 2026
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Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 11 Apr. 2026
Investigators said the fire that killed 85 people and devastated the town of Paradise in the foothills of California’s Sierra Nevada in 2018 started when a hook holding a PG&E transmission line broke and set dry vegetation ablaze.
—Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 10 Apr. 2026
Located 30 minutes west of Clemson and about an hour from Greenville, Walhalla is home to 4,000 folks who have built an idyllic community in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 9 Apr. 2026
San Basilio de Palenque, town in northern Colombia, situated in the foothills of the Montes de María in Bolívar department, southeast of Cartagena.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Apr. 2026
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“Foothill.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foothill. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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foothill
noun
foot·hill
-ˌhil
: a hill at the foot of higher hills or mountains
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