foothill
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of foothill
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Example Sentences
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Rainfall totals of half an inch to 1.5 inches are expected in the mountain and foothill regions, and there is a chance of a dusting of snow in areas above 6,000 feet elevation.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026
Rainfall totals are expected to range from about three-quarters of an inch to 2.5 inches in coastal and valley areas, with 2 to 5.5 inches possible in foothill and mountain communities.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 31, 2025
It was built by volunteers from Sierra Madre, a small foothill town that narrowly escaped the worst of the Eaton fire, which destroyed swaths of Altadena in January.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2025
The controversy over the Club America chapter at Twelve Bridges has roiled the community of Lincoln, a foothill city about 25 miles northeast of Sacramento.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2025
Two hundred yards this side of our home, the road made a turn around a low foothill shutting our house off from view.
From "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls
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