Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A hill near the base of a mountain or mountain range.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A distinct lower part of a mountain; one of the hills or minor elevations of a mountain range which lie next the valley and form the transitions between that and the higher portions: most commonly in the plural: as, the foot-hills of the Sierra Nevada.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A low hill at the foot of higher hills or mountains.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
hill at thebase of amountain or mountain range.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a relatively low hill on the lower slope of a mountain
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Examples
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The lower third of the mountains, that is, the foothill section, is only tree-dotted.
Wild Life on the Rockies Enos Abijah Mills 1896
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The early problem of defaults on the so-called sub-prime mortgages was merely a foothill leading to the Himalayas of today's foreclosures, where banks and primary investors stand to lose billions upon billions, one hundred percent of each of many of the loans they have made on residential real estate in the United States, and literally thousands upon thousands of otherwise normal middle class families are being put out on the street.
How to Fix the Foreclosure Mess (Because America Is Like Secretariat) 2010
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A small stream runs near the orphanage, a huge three-story house at a foothill in the semi-rural village.
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There are other Ends, though, of a more forgiving nature, such as Rowling End below the outline of Causey Pike, Hobcarton End along the route from Grisedale Pike to Whinlatter Pass and two Lingmell Ends – one standing guard over Kentmere reservoir; the other, a foothill below Steeple in Ennerdale.
Country diary: Border End Tony Greenbank 2010
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Next morning it was agreed we would split up and climb a foothill to glass for Bulls.
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Brenda became a devoted fan of hikes in Sabino Canyon, meals at Café Poca Cosa, and massages, pedicures and yoga up at the foothill resorts.
Scott Carter: Remembering Mary Carter Scott Carter 2011
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Brenda became a devoted fan of hikes in Sabino Canyon, meals at Café Poca Cosa, and massages, pedicures and yoga up at the foothill resorts.
Scott Carter: Remembering Mary Carter Scott Carter 2011
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But in the foothill community of La Canada Flintridge, where more than 40 homes were destroyed by a mudslide last year, resident Lien Yang said the streets were clear of mud and debris.
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Brenda became a devoted fan of hikes in Sabino Canyon, meals at Café Poca Cosa, and massages, pedicures and yoga up at the foothill resorts.
Scott Carter: Remembering Mary Carter Scott Carter 2011
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Next morning it was agreed we would split up and climb a foothill to glass for Bulls.
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