foothill
noun
foot·hill
ˈfu̇t-ˌhil 
1
: a hill at the foot of higher hills
2
foothills plural
: a hilly region at the base of a mountain range
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This is the blaze named after the canyon behind the foothills community of Altadena in the San Gabriel Mountains.
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Tom Philp, The Mercury News, 19 Feb. 2025
In the foothills of Khao Yai National Park, GranMonte Estate in Asoke Valley—where second-generation Nikki Lohitnavy, who earned an oenology degree from the University of Adelaide, has become the country’s first female winemaker—also takes its name from the mighty mountain.
—Lane Nieset, Vogue, 17 Feb. 2025
The most snow will fall in Colorado’s mountains and foothills, but the Denver area can still expect to see multiple inches accumulate overnight, NWS forecasters said.
—Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 11 Feb. 2025
Her remains were found in a steep, wooded terrains of the Sierra foothills by two Carmichael men target practicing, according to The Sacramento Bee’s archives.
—Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 10 Feb. 2025
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Tom Philp, The Mercury News, 19 Feb. 2025
In the foothills of Khao Yai National Park, GranMonte Estate in Asoke Valley—where second-generation Nikki Lohitnavy, who earned an oenology degree from the University of Adelaide, has become the country’s first female winemaker—also takes its name from the mighty mountain.
—Lane Nieset, Vogue, 17 Feb. 2025
The most snow will fall in Colorado’s mountains and foothills, but the Denver area can still expect to see multiple inches accumulate overnight, NWS forecasters said.
—Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 11 Feb. 2025
Her remains were found in a steep, wooded terrains of the Sierra foothills by two Carmichael men target practicing, according to The Sacramento Bee’s archives.
—Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 10 Feb. 2025
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“Foothill.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foothill. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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foothill
noun
foot·hill
-ˌhil
: a hill at the foot of higher hills or mountains
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