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sidehill

American  
[sahyd-hil] / ˈsaɪdˌhɪl /

noun

  1. a hillside.


Etymology

Origin of sidehill

First recorded in 1665–75; side 1 + hill

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The Perry Maxwell course challenges players with uneven and sidehill lies and undulating greens.

From Seattle Times Jul. 7, 2021

I wrote that Ivanhoe was "a swashbuckling layout whose armor consists of water hazards, sidehill lies and roller coaster contours on greens. It has bunkers galore, yet no fairway bunkers on the first 12 holes."

From Golf Digest Jan. 9, 2018

A hooked tee ball left me in the rough with a sidehill lie and a tree impeding my backswing.

From Chicago Tribune Jun. 23, 2012

His next shot of about 250 yards off a downhill, sidehill lie was well short and right of the green.

From New York Times Apr. 8, 2011

Looked me square in the eye, and told me to be careful with sidehill ditches, and so on, just as if it didn't affect him at all.

From Desert Conquest or, Precious Waters by Rowe, Clarence H. (Clarence Herbert)

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