Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Having many hills.
- adjective Similar to a hill; steep.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Abounding in hills: as, a hilly country.
- Like a hill; lofty; elevated.
- Large and rounded.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Abounding with hills; uneven in surface.
- adjective obsolete Lofty.
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- adjective abounding in
hills
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective having hills and crags
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Examples
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I don; t see any stats pertaining on getting a 200 pound deer and a 200 pound hunter out of the hunting area which is 15 mile from the truck and in hilly terrain.
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I don; t see any stats pertaining on getting a 200 pound deer and a 200 pound hunter out of the hunting area which is 15 mile from the truck and in hilly terrain.
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May 9th, 2008 2: 35 pm ET hilly is working on 'if I can't win, obama shouldn't win either' principle.
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May 8th, 2008 11: 22 pm ET hilly is a BITTER LOOSER!!!!!!!!!!!!
Obama picks up two superdelegates, gap narrowed to seven 2008
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In areas where the altitude was high and the climate was cold, New World crops such as corns and potatoes that were suitable for cultivation in hilly areas helped immigrants, including the Han, Miao, and Yao people. 118
Between Winds and Clouds: The Making of Yunnan (Second Century BCE to Twentieth Century CE) 2008
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Many municipal water systems must install pressure regulators to moderate their water pressure to keep from damaging distribution piping (in hilly areas, anyway, like mine is).
POOPTRICITY: Want Electricity? Flush Your Turbine Toilet! | Inhabitat 2008
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Many military farms were situated in hilly areas and surrounded by non-Han environments and "barbarians."
Between Winds and Clouds: The Making of Yunnan (Second Century BCE to Twentieth Century CE) 2008
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This national forest in hilly ponderosa pine country is so big one state can't contain it.
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Living in hilly Seattle and not being an avid rider, the 8 speed is an absolute must and I think switching from car to this bike is definitely a step (pedal) in the right direction!
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Especially in hilly areas like in SMA, a store or home may not have access at sidewalk level and so half the narrow sidewalk is taken up by a step or two leading into the store or home, or there is a sunken step leading to that door that an unsuspecting person could fall into.
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