MEANING
A low hill at the edge of a mountain range.
Use it for
Approaches to mountains and gradual changes in elevation.Ease a scene from plains into mountain terrain.
Words that belong together
- rolling foothills
- wooded foothills
- eastern foothills
On the page
Orchards covered the first foothill.
By noon they had reached the wooded foothills.
A narrow road curved between the foothill and the reservoir.
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Word forms
- Base
- foothill
Usage notes
Primary category: environment. Often plural when describing the transitional belt below mountains. Plural: foothills
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