hillside
noun
the side or slope of a hill.
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hillside
1 American
[hil-sahyd]
/ ˈhɪlˌsaɪd /
noun
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hillsides
plural
Hillside
2
American
[hil-sahyd]
/ ˈhɪlˌsaɪd /
noun
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Etymology
Origin of hillside
1350–1400; Middle English; Old English hyll sīde
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Still, because the homes are staggered up a hillside, upward of 100 properties could gain a better lake view from the poisoned trees’ removal, according to the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
Yet somebody still watches, from the hillside and from the past.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
At Sychnant Pass today, there are slight green shoots of recovery visible among the charred hillside.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
From a sunny gravel seating area at Psagot winery, the Palestinian village of Mikhmas could be seen on the neighbouring hillside.
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
To get water from the stagnant reservoir, somebody had to climb down a steep eight-hundred-foot hillside, gathering their water in gourds or recycled plastic jugs.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
He said the tunnels "go in parallel to one another under the houses of the Brackla Hillside, the housing estate".
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
A 2024 dormitory fire at Hillside Endarasha Academy in Nyeri county killed 21 boys, prompting government promises of nationwide school safety audits and prosecutions, though it remains unclear whether the measures were implemented.
From Barron's ● May 28, 2026
Hillside tanks ran out of water, and many hydrants, particularly in higher-elevation areas, lost pressure and ran dry.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 17, 2025
“It was Babe Ruth’s apartment,” said Dunne, who grew up less than an hour away in Hillside, N.J.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2025
The Hillside advertised in the Norfolk Journal and Guide, the Pittsburgh Courier, and Ebony; with its swimming pool and expansive 109-acre estate, it delivered on its promise of understated luxury.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
The city on the shores of Lake Kivu is known for its wooden houses built on hillsides and deadly fires often break out there.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
Just as they did in Beethoven's time, euphoric revellers still spill out onto the paths of the otherwise sleepy outskirts in the vine-lined Viennese hillsides after a few carafes of white- or red-wine spritzers.
From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026
Riviera is a theater, sitting low beneath high hillsides that almost serve as balconies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2026
The wind-driven Sandy fire in Simi Valley, fueled by dry brush along hillsides, has scorched nearly 1,400 acres.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2026
Those that did explode did not manage to destroy German defenses dug deep into the hillsides, sheltering waiting German troops.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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