hillside
noun
the side or slope of a hill.
hillside
1 American
[hil-sahyd]
/ ˈhɪlˌsaɪd /
noun
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hillsides
plural
Hillside
2
American
[hil-sahyd]
/ ˈhɪlˌsaɪd /
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of hillside
1350–1400; Middle English; Old English hyll sīde
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As twilight settled on a hillside by the river near the eastern Ukrainian front, two soldiers exchanged wedding vows during a Slavic ritual honouring ancestors and fallen warriors.
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
It is then piped into a small hillside plant, where it passes through three separate pools and is treated to eliminate pollutants and extract the rare earths in concentrated form.
From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026
The brainchild of French interior designer Jacques Grange, an area regular for 30 years, the development spans 35 hillside acres overlooking the Atlantic and Carvalhal’s rice fields.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
But within a week of settling down, she’d receive a knock on her door, step out of her home, and see flames burning a nearby hillside.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
But now all I heard was a beetle buzzing past; up the hillside I saw a few fireflies blinking, the first I had seen this year.
From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien
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 incident occurred near Fuller and Hillside avenue around 9:40 a.m.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 24, 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
Under the council's plans, Oldhill children’s centre in Clapton and Hillside in Stamford Hill were also facing a proposed reduction to term-time-only childcare services.
From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2024
In 1936, a delegation headed by the Parrish Street Gang petitioned the city for a twelfth grade at all-black Hillside Park High School.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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
Drawing on Spain's sunny plains, windy hillsides and fast-flowing rivers, the country aims to increase the share of electricity generated by renewables to 81 percent by 2030, up from around 60 percent today.
From Barron's ● May 4, 2026
They are commonly found in the south and south-west of England, western Wales and Scotland and their habitats include sand dunes, rocky hillsides, moorland and woodland edges.
From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2026
Autumn-painted trees and hillsides of sheep-dotted meadows ringed the valley.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
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