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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Yet somebody still watches, from the hillside and from the past.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
Aerial footage of the fire showed flames burning along a hillside.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 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
“Expertly designed retaining walls expand the usable hillside pad, showcasing an understanding of form and function that mirrors the property’s disciplined calm.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
Flames light the rocky hillside on our right, making the ledge even narrower.
From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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
Before filing the lawsuit, the Hillside Federation, a nonprofit representing roughly four dozen homeowner and resident associations in the Santa Monica Mountains, challenged the city on one permit approval it found particularly egregious.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 31, 2025
A pop-up vaccination clinic is now available at The Bevy community pub, on Hillside, in Brighton.
From BBC ● Dec. 1, 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 fire broke out in a canyon and had been moving up the hillsides, he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
Bukavu, on the shores of Lake Kivu, is known for its wooden houses built on hillsides, where deadly fires often break out.
From Barron's ● Sep. 12, 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
But rain was on the way, which would sweep massive amounts of sediment from the denuded hillsides into the water.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026
At the height of the American chestnut blight, every woodland breeze would lose spores in uncountable trillions to drift in a pretty, lethal haze on to neighboring hillsides.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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