foothill

[foo t-hil]

noun

a low hill at the base of a mountain or mountain range.

Nearby words

Origin of foothill

An Americanism dating back to 1840–50; foot + hill

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for foothill

My cattle are so pore I'll have to winter 'em on foothill winter feed.
The Rules of the Game|Stewart Edward White
The lower third of the mountains, that is, the foothill section, is only tree-dotted.
Wild Life on the Rockies|Enos A. Mills
It was not many days after my arrival in the Foothill country that I began to hear of Gwen.
The Sky Pilot|Ralph Connor
"Flo, after a while persuade Carley to ride with you to the top of this first foothill," said Glenn.
The Call of the Canyon|Zane Grey

The fight began when Braithwaite located the dam here at Elbow Canyon in the foothill hogback.
The King of Arcadia|Francis Lynde

British Dictionary definitions for foothill

foothill

noun

(often plural) a lower slope of a mountain or a relatively low hill at the foot of a mountain

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for foothill

foothill

"a hill that leads up to a mountain," 1850, American English, from foot (n.) + hill.