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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Altogether, the property offers a main home and a guest cottage with a total of four bedrooms and nine baths in roughly 5,200 square feet, plus a small hillside yoga studio. Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 30 Oct. 2025 For guests who prefer their lodging with clean lines, air conditioning and a bit more distance from the past, Cavallo Point also offers a wing of contemporary hillside suites built when the resort opened in 2008. Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 30 Oct. 2025 The remains of the old stamp mill, where ore was crushed to extract gold, stick up on the hillside. Graham Averill, Outside, 28 Oct. 2025 Many fatalities were linked to the collapse of yaodongs—homes carved into loess hillsides. Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025 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 7 Nov. 2025.

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hillside

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

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