foothill

noun

Definition of foothillnext
as in knoll

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Recent Examples of foothill Visitors can pair the park with a stop along the American River or a drive through nearby foothill towns. — CBS News, 18 June 2026 The park lies in the foothills where the Aravalli and Vindhya hill ranges meet. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 June 2026 This torturous ordeal marked Mee’s first time entering this cave, located in the foothills of a mining project near the village of Long Tieng, hours away from the nearest cities and on muddy roads that have been lashed by the rainy season. — Kocha Olarn, CNN Money, 31 May 2026 This dessert comes from Surry County, North Carolina, in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. — Phoebe Evans, Southern Living, 29 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for foothill
Recent Examples of Synonyms for foothill
  1. knoll
  2. highland
  3. hillock
  4. upland
  5. hummock
  6. mountain
  7. plateau
  8. knob
Noun
  • Brewster-walker guides me up a back road to a grassy knoll dotted with gravestones polished smooth by the salt breeze.
    — Jason Motlagh, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Look out for the extraterrestrial shooter on the grassy knoll.
    — Richard Edwards, Space.com, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of knoll
Noun
  • The film, set in the magnificent highlands of Montenegro’s Sinjajevina plateau, centers on Gara and her 13-year-old daughter Nada.
    — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2026
  • The vast Puya de Raimondi forest is on your doorstep, where thousands of giant bromeliads—the largest on the planet—rise like sentinels over the highlands.
    — Luke Abrahams, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of highland
Noun
  • To get gravel for Circleville’s roads, workers dug into a nearby hillock.
    — Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
  • The clamber up and over a few small hillocks is all part of the fun, as is a brave cold water dip, but the real magic can be found amongst the sand dunes.
    — Rosie Conroy, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Mar. 2026
Definition of hillock
Noun
  • The move is the latest in an evolving effort to revise the state’s permitting rules for private docks that link waterfront homes and other upland properties to deep-water rivers and creeks.
    — Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 27 Oct. 2026
  • The county maintains the underwater land that would house the marina piers is part of the same piece of real estate as the upland Seaquarium property.
    — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of upland
Noun
  • Scoresby scoured the tundra with his binoculars and spotted two musk oxen—hairy hummocks on the hill.
    — Ben Taub, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
  • Craters pitted the earth; hummocks rose and fell; downed trees jutted from slash heaps like the spars of shipwrecks.
    — Ben Goldfarb, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Feb. 2024
Definition of hummock
Noun
  • The Sky Rooftop restaurant is the property’s undisputed star with jaw-dropping panoramas of the lake, mountains, and city that surround it.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Africa was a different case altogether—hemmed in by mountain belts at the time, its erosion and sediment were shaped by the mountains rather than by the mantle beneath.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of mountain
Noun
  • In remote ranching outposts across the treeless plateau of Chubut province, life revolves around tending flocks on steppes and shearing sheep in sheds.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026
  • That's been near the plateau for the Dream, whose largest lead is eight.
    — AJC.com, AJC.com, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of plateau
Noun
  • Scrub the toilet, sink, tub, and shower, and don’t forget the less obvious spots guests may notice, like the toilet paper holder, door knobs, and medicine cabinet.
    — Brigitt Earley, Martha Stewart, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Still, simple temperature knobs would remain a superior solution for distraction-free operation while driving.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of knob

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