hill station

American  

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.

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hill station British  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of hill station

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

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hill station

The annual drills took place around Auli, a hill station in the northern state of Uttarakhand.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 29, 2022

About 100 people were evacuated from a Lemon Tree resort in Nainital, a former British colonial hill station in Uttarakhand.

From New York Times ● Oct. 20, 2021

The hill station of Mahabaleshwar recorded its highest ever rainfall - 60 cm in 24 hours.

From Reuters ● Jul. 24, 2021

The hill station of Mahabaleshwar, south of Mumbai, recorded its highest ever rainfall: 60 centimeters, or more than 23 inches, in 24 hours.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 24, 2021

But the year was 1852, and the setting was the offices of the Great Trigonometrical Survey of India in the northern hill station of Dehra Dun.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer