Cheviot Hills

American

[chev-ee-uht, chee-vee-] / ˈtʃɛv i ət, ˈtʃi vi- /

plural noun

a range of hills on the boundary between England and Scotland: highest point, 2,676 feet (816 meters).

Cheviot Hills British

plural noun

a range of hills on the border between England and Scotland, mainly in Northumberland

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The strongest winds will not just be around coasts and over the tops of hills, extending well to the east of the Pennines and the Cheviot Hills.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

Steven Parkinson had just begun work in January installing new equipment at Scotts Park in Wooler, a town encircled by the rolling Cheviot Hills.

From BBC • Aug. 15, 2025

A point of contention with the Cheviot Hills cameras is that the neighborhood’s donation to the foundation bypasses the city’s regular procurement policy, which requires a bid process and vetting of vendors.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2025

Word got out and Dunne helped the game spread to Hillcrest Country Club in Beverly Hills, the Griffin Club in Cheviot Hills and the California Club in downtown L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2024

But it wasn’t peacetime, it was now, late November 1943, with the first snow on the Cheviot Hills in the west.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein

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