hillside
noun
the side or slope of a hill.
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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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Near her village in southwestern Turkey, Nejla Isik walks through what remains of the devastated Akbelen forest, pausing to stare down at the coal mine that is devouring the hillside.
From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026
On a windy hillside about an hour's drive northwest of Istanbul, the Catalca power plant was one of Turkey's first large-scale wind farms and has been feeding electricity into the grid for 18 years.
From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2026
With warm natural finishes and sleek architectural details, it’s a serene escape conveniently located in a peaceful hillside pocket above the Sunset Strip.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026
The hillside, just metres away from the community centre where Prince William met fire crews, military personnel and local volunteers is burnt black.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
The hillside path which they were following became narrower all the time and the drop on their right hand became steeper.
From "The Horse and His Boy" by C.S. Lewis
According to state data from last year, ultra-small elementary schools include Glen Alta in Montecito Heights, 55 students; Ann Street in Chinatown, 71; Annandale in Eagle Rock, 78, and Hillside in Lincoln Heights, 96.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
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
A pop-up vaccination clinic is now available at The Bevy community pub, on Hillside, in Brighton.
From BBC ● Dec. 1, 2025
“It was Babe Ruth’s apartment,” said Dunne, who grew up less than an hour away in Hillside, N.J.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2025
The line coach said, “I’d hate to be Hillside East, having to face you terrors.”
From "Crash" by Jerry Spinelli
Then, the southern Orange County city faced a new climate-fueled emergency last week, this one in its inland hillsides, where the Norte fire quickly burned toward hillside neighborhoods and destroyed six homes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
The flames which swept across the hillsides are gone.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
The prospector with his pan and pickax gave way to powerful water cannons that blasted away gold-bearing hillsides, leaving behind incoherent geological arabesques that will likely outlast the pyramids.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
The fire broke out in a canyon and had been moving up the hillsides, he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
The hillsides are too steep, the road too open, the areas between the road’s double-backs too shallow with shrubs.
From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness
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