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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • A range of hills extending about 56 km (35 mi) along the border between England and Scotland. The Cheviot, 815 m (2,674 ft), is the highest elevation.

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  • noun a range of hills on the border between England and Scotland

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Examples

  • In 2001, the Leights had been planning to add a story onto their Moroccan-style home in nearby Cheviot Hills when they mentioned to a broker that they could be interested in a hilltop home with "open possibilities."

    Obsessive-Compulsive Design Juliet Chung 2011

  • Michal Czerwonka for The Wall Street Journal In 2001, the Leights had been planning on adding a story onto their Moroccan-style home in nearby Cheviot Hills when they mentioned to a broker that they could be interested in a hilltop home with "open possibilities."

    Spotless in Santa Monica 2011

  • The B6341 affords a panorama of the Cheviot Hills and much else, including

    Archive 2007-04-01 2007

  • The B6341 affords a panorama of the Cheviot Hills and much else, including

    How ancient crags gave up their secret 2007

  • In his pastel-yellow house in upscale Cheviot Hills, where he has lived for more than 50 years, Bradbury greeted me in his sitting room.

    Your Junior High English Teacher Was Wrong | Impact Lab 2007

  • Scottish King had also crossed the river Till, and was encamped upon the last of the Cheviot Hills, called the Hill of Flodden.

    A Child's History of England 2007

  • For that matter, the only major opponents to the Expo Line--Cheviot Hills homeowners--aren't even in Rosendahl's district, either.

    Open Thread for Tuesday 2006

  • Cheviot Hills, was so swollen by the heavy rains, that the current tore away from the abutment of a mill dam, a large block of stone, weighing nearly two tons, and transported it to the distance of a quarter of a mile.

    The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 14, No. 396, October 31, 1829 Various

  • What should I speak of the Cheviot Hills, which reach twenty miles in length? of the Black Mountains in Wales, which go from ([1]) to ([1]) miles at the least in length? of the Clee Hills in Shropshire, which come within four miles of Ludlow, and are divided from some part of Worcester by the Leme? of the Crames in

    Chronicle and Romance (The Harvard Classics Series) Thomas Malory Jean Froissart

  • The next day Frank approached Osbaldistone Hall, which stood under the great rounded range of the Cheviot Hills.

    Red Cap Tales Stolen from the Treasure Chest of the Wizard of the North Samuel Rutherford Crockett

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