hill station

American  

noun

1. a village, post, or the like, especially in S Asia, at a high altitude where government officials and others can be stationed to escape the great heat of tropical summers.

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hill station British  

noun

1. (in northern India) a settlement or resort at a high altitude

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Etymology

Origin of hill station

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

The annual drills took place around Auli, a hill station in the northern state of Uttarakhand.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 29, 2022

Soldiers rescued people from at least 24,000 vehicles stranded by heavy snow near the hill station town of Murree, officials said.

From New York Times • Jan. 8, 2022

Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry appealed to people to not visit the hill station.

From Reuters • Jan. 8, 2022

The hill station of Mahabaleshwar, south of Mumbai, recorded its highest ever rainfall: 60 centimeters, or more than 23 inches, in 24 hours.

From Washington Post • Jul. 24, 2021

But the year was 1852, and the setting was the offices of the Great Trigonometrical Survey of India in the northern hill station of Dehra Dun.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer