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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Now’s the time to visit Davis Mountains State Park, nestled in the foothills of the Davis Mountains in Far West Texas.
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Pam Leblanc, Southern Living, 27 Dec. 2024
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Life will imitate art at Four Seasons Hotel Westlake Village, set in the foothills of California’s Santa Monica Mountains.
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Pam Leblanc, Southern Living, 27 Dec. 2024
Six Senses Vana takes wellness to lofty heights in the foothills of the Himalayas.
—Meagan Drillinger, Travel + Leisure, 27 Dec. 2024
Life will imitate art at Four Seasons Hotel Westlake Village, set in the foothills of California’s Santa Monica Mountains.
—Irene S. Levine, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
Meanwhile Trudeau, who grew up in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains, has been on the hunt for a long snow season.
—Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 15 Dec. 2024
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“Foothill.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foothill. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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foothill
noun
foot·hill
-ˌhil
: a hill at the foot of higher hills or mountains
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