Foothill
noun
noun ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A hill at the base of a mountain or mountain range.
"The summit of the climb came 38km from the end of stage 14, which began in Limoux and ended in Foix in the foothills of the Pyrenees, and the incident occurred as the peloton emerged into the light and passed under the banner at the top, a quarter of an hour behind a five-man breakaway."
- 2 a relatively low hill on the lower slope of a mountain wordnet
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More examples"The summit of the climb came 38km from the end of stage 14, which began in Limoux and ended in Foix in the foothills of the Pyrenees, and the incident occurred as the peloton emerged into the light and passed under the banner at the top, a quarter of an hour behind a five-man breakaway."
Etymology
From foot + hill.
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