Definition of hillside
:a part of a hill between the top and the foot
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Examples of hillside in a Sentence
Streams of rainwater rushed down the hillside.
Recent Examples of hillside from the Web
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For each of the past five years, Acapulco has been the deadliest city in Mexico, in a marathon of murder that has hollowed out the hillside neighborhoods and sprawling colonias that tourists rarely visit.
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In Medora, estimated population 132, the closest thing to a traffic jam is the post-show line of cars that snake down the hillside from the parking lot, red taillights aglow.
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Some fans settle on the hillside that faces the stage, where they're pelted by raindrops.
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On the edge of the field is an old stone hunting cabin built into a hillside with huge granite foundations nearby.
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Rachel, resplendently dressed as a disco ball high atop a hillside castle, waits patiently for Bryan.
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Streams burble down the oh-so-green hillside to feed a thicket of salmonberry and nettles.
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Saxum is a small, artisanal operation, and the James Berry Vineyard is planted on a steep hillside that was once an ancient seabed, as evidenced by the fossilized whale vertebrae that crop up out of the soil.
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NEAR the village of Affile, on a picturesque hillside east of Rome, stands a monument, unveiled in 2012 and built with public funds, to Rodolfo Graziani, one of Mussolini’s most brilliant generals.
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First Known Use of hillside
14th century
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Definition of hillside for Students
:the part of a hill between the top and the foot
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