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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In Ganim, about two dozen pre-fabricated homes have already been installed, while steamrollers and other construction machinery busily created new space for future houses on the hillside on Thursday.
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
Hundreds of people have gathered to catch a glimpse of the partial solar eclipse on a Hertfordshire hillside.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
Rescue efforts for others feared trapped in the debris after a hillside above the Orthodox Church monastery collapsed in the early hours of Monday morning have now been halted.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
Experts say the age of pipes, the corrosive soil they’re buried in and pressure changes in pipes that send water to hillside neighborhoods all contribute to breaks across the aging system.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
The Tillermans lay sprawled around with the creek at their feet and the slight hillside behind them.
From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt
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
The professional circuit has arrived in the UK for two weeks of the links golf Kenyon was brought up on at Hillside Golf Club in Southport.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 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
On Thursday, after each lugged a 60-pound electric bicycle up the locally-known Hillside Vance “secret staircase,” the couple were able to gain access to their street in the Huntington Palisades.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 11, 2025
I had been in Tarbean for two months when I first thought to try my hand at begging Hillside.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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
Look on hillsides, sand dunes, or a simple garden fence.
From BBC ● May 30, 2026
They ejected over 100-foot trees and on muddy hillsides with 45-degree slopes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026
When the sun rose the next day, my brothers and I set out to search for matchsticks in the yard, on the hillsides, and on the road.
From "Tasting the Sky" by Ibtisam Barakat
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