hillside

noun

hill·​side ˈhil-ˌsīd How to pronounce hillside (audio)
: a part of a hill between the top and the foot

Examples of hillside in a Sentence

Streams of rainwater rushed down the hillside.
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Like on the par-4 14th hole Monday, when her usual left-to-right ball flight with the driver went in the opposite direction and sailed into a hillside abutting the fairway. Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2026 Already, rows of fresh graves stretch across the hillside, above them blue-and-yellow flags and photographs of young men and women smiling back from before the war. Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 26 May 2026 Located just outside the center of town, the property sits on the edge of a hillside, overlooking the surrounding bush, and there’s a busy waterhole that regularly attracts elephant, buffalo, warthog and kudu. Sarah Kingdom, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026 Steep hillsides and rough terrain tested balance and mobility, differences in leaf shapes and maturity levels challenged visual recognition systems, while delicate harvesting tasks pushed the dexterity limits of robotic hands. Aditya Jadhav, Interesting Engineering, 22 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for hillside

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of hillside was in the 14th century

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“Hillside.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hillside. Accessed 27 May. 2026.

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hillside

noun
hill·​side ˈhil-ˌsīd How to pronounce hillside (audio)
: the side of a hill

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