hill station

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.

hill station

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of hill station¹

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

Light rail service was halted at 7th Street/Metro Center Station, and service was also potentially disrupted — depending on the train line — at Grand Avenue Arts/Bunker Hill Station, Historic Broadway Station, and Little Tokyo/Arts District Station.

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Describing Stewart as a "local TV legend" the spokesman added: "Long since retired from Sun Hill station - but he's still got it."

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Filming took place on the canal in Gas Street Basin area on Monday evening, after other action was shot in Cornwall Street, which is part of a network of streets with impressive redbrick buildings near Snow Hill station.

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Livery Street is close to Birmingham's city centre, near an entrance to Snow Hill station.

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Light rail passengers can take a bus shuttle between the University of Washington and Westlake stations while the Capitol Hill station is closed.

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