hillside
noun
the side or slope of a hill.
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hillside
1 American
[hil-sahyd]
/ ˈhɪlˌsaɪd /
noun
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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He was concerned though that the flames could re-ignite, and said a fixed-wing aircraft was required to deliver a greater volume of water to the hillside.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
The house is on a hillside, and I have high ceilings and plenty of wall space for my art.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
As brightly coloured kites climb above Burin, a Palestinian village in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, children race across a sun-baked hillside, watching their creations soar into the sky.
From Barron's ● Jul. 11, 2026
Many areas have been exempted for a variety of reasons, including lots in hillside fire zones and lots in Historic Protection Overlay Zones.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
She was in her playhouse up on the hillside.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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
The warehouse’s main driveway is planned next to a crosswalk for Hillside Elementary School, he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 4, 2024
The cause of the fire at Hillside Endarasha Primary in Nyeri county is not yet known.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2024
Not only did C.P. represent many of Durham’s poor white residents but his son Timmy attended Hillside High School, the school with the greatest racial problems in the city.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
Worth Girvan supports SB 79 but worries that it eventually will allow much taller buildings in high-risk fire areas, particularly hillsides.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026
The latest warnings have come during a spell of dry and windy weather, and when there is still older, dead vegetation on hillsides, woodlands and other outdoor spaces.
From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2026
They ejected over 100-foot trees and on muddy hillsides with 45-degree slopes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026
AFP saw multiple blazes burning on hillsides and along roads between Pai and Chiang Mai, lighting up patches of otherwise pitch-black countryside.
From Barron's ● Apr. 3, 2026
The leaves had turned brown and were falling from the trees, and a cold mist shrouded the hillsides.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
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