foothill

[ foot-hil ]

/ ˈfʊtˌhɪl /

noun

a low hill at the base of a mountain or mountain range.

Origin of foothill

An Americanism dating back to 1840–50; foot + hill

Words nearby foothill

footfall, footfault, footframe, footgear, Foot Guards, foothill, foothold, footie, foot in both camps, have a, footing, footing piece

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Example sentences from the Web for foothill

My cattle are so pore I'll have to winter 'em on foothill winter feed.
The Rules of the Game|Stewart Edward White
The lower third of the mountains, that is, the foothill section, is only tree-dotted.
Wild Life on the Rockies|Enos A. Mills
It was not many days after my arrival in the Foothill country that I began to hear of Gwen.
The Sky Pilot|Ralph Connor
"Flo, after a while persuade Carley to ride with you to the top of this first foothill," said Glenn.
The Call of the Canyon|Zane Grey

The fight began when Braithwaite located the dam here at Elbow Canyon in the foothill hogback.
The King of Arcadia|Francis Lynde

British Dictionary definitions for foothill

foothill

/ (ˈfʊtˌhɪl) /

noun

(often plural) a lower slope of a mountain or a relatively low hill at the foot of a mountain

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单词	foothill
释义	foothill [ foot-hil ] / ˈfʊtˌhɪl / noun a low hill at the base of a mountain or mountain range. Origin of foothill An Americanism dating back to 1840–50; foot + hill Words nearby foothill footfall, footfault, footframe, footgear, Foot Guards, foothill, foothold, footie, foot in both camps, have a, footing, footing piece Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for foothill My cattle are so pore I'll have to winter 'em on foothill winter feed. The Rules of the Game\|Stewart Edward White The lower third of the mountains, that is, the foothill section, is only tree-dotted. Wild Life on the Rockies\|Enos A. Mills It was not many days after my arrival in the Foothill country that I began to hear of Gwen. The Sky Pilot\|Ralph Connor "Flo, after a while persuade Carley to ride with you to the top of this first foothill," said Glenn. The Call of the Canyon\|Zane Grey The fight began when Braithwaite located the dam here at Elbow Canyon in the foothill hogback. The King of Arcadia\|Francis Lynde British Dictionary definitions for foothill foothill / (ˈfʊtˌhɪl) / noun (often plural) a lower slope of a mountain or a relatively low hill at the foot of a mountain Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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