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
Example Sentences
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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
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
Cucinelli, 72, grew up in poverty on an Umbrian hillside in central Italy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
Residents said they heard a loud blast from the direction of Taff's Well, Rhondda Cynon Taf, at about 12:30 BST, and then "huge amounts of water" started rushing down the hillside.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
The trees growing on the hillside seem to tower.
From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila
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
Weeks later the Hillside Federation appealed the department’s decision, arguing the project was too far down a dead-end road that is too steep and narrow for fire trucks.
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 the Hillside Inn, among the group of her sorority sisters.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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
Look on hillsides, sand dunes, or a simple garden fence.
From BBC ● May 30, 2026
The wind-driven Sandy fire in Simi Valley, fueled by dry brush along hillsides, has scorched nearly 1,400 acres.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 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
It led to wooden steps built up to a lookout tower that gave a view of the deep valley and the surrounding hillsides.
From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart
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