What does "hillside" mean?
The side of a hill.
Hillside
/ˈhɪlˌsaɪd/ name, noun
name, noun ·Moderate ·College level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: The side of a hill.
- Grammar: hillside is listed as name, noun.
- Nearest alternatives: bank, bevel, chute, foothill.
- Useful contrasts: flatland, plain, valley.
- Usage evidence: The building which stands on the hillside is our school.
How to use "hillside"
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 The side of a hill.
"Snowsheds and snow fences protect the line on either side of Semskfjell, but the country soon begins to lose some of its bleakness, and the tree line is regained at Lønsdal (1,680 ft. above sea-level), where the line is high on a hillside, commanding widespread views of the mountains."
- 2 the side or slope of a hill wordnet
Proper Noun
- 1 A place in England:; A hamlet in Luppitt parish, East Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref ST1705).
- 2 A place in England:; A suburb of South Brent, South Hams district, Devon (OS grid ref SX7060).
- 3 A place in England:; A hamlet in Odiham parish, Hart district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU7550)
- 4 A place in England:; A suburb of Southport, Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, Merseyside (OS grid ref SD3214).
- 5 A place in England:; A hamlet in Ditton Priors parish, south Shropshire (OS grid ref SO5987).
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- 6 A place in England:; A small area of Axbridge, Somerset, previously in Sedgemoor district (OS grid ref ST4354).
- 7 A place in England:; A hamlet in Leigh parish, Wiltshire (OS grid ref SU0692).
- 8 A place in Scotland:; A northern suburb of Portlethen, Aberdeenshire council area (OS grid ref NO9297).
- 9 A place in Scotland:; A village north of Montrose, Angus council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO7061).
- 10 A place in Scotland:; A locality on the isle of Burray, Orkney Islands council area (OS grid ref ND4696).
- 11 A place in Scotland:; A locality on Mainland, Orkney Islands council area (OS grid ref HY3124).
- 12 A place in Scotland:; A small settlement near Voe, Mainland, Shetland Islands council area (OS grid ref HU4063).
- 13 A community in Nova Scotia, Canada.
- 14 A place in Australia:; An area of Glenorie, near Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
- 15 A place in Australia:; A suburb of Melbourne in the City of Melton and the City of Brimbank, Victoria, Australia
- 16 A place in Australia:; A locality in the Shire of East Gippsland, eastern Victoria, Australia.
- 17 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Fremont County, Colorado.
- 18 A number of places in the United States:; A village in Cook County, Illinois.
- 19 A number of places in the United States:; An area of Indianapolis, Indiana.
- 20 A number of places in the United States:; A township in Union County, New Jersey.
- 21 A number of places in the United States:; A census-designated place in Ulster County, New York.
- 22 A number of places in the United States:; A neighbourhood in north-west Portland, Oregon.
- 23 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Dane County, Wisconsin.
- 24 A barangay of Baguio, Benguet, Philippines.
Example
"The building which stands on the hillside is our school."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "hillside"?
Common synonyms include: bank, bevel, chute, foothill, glacis, grade.
How do you use "hillside" in a sentence?
The building which stands on the hillside is our school.
How do you pronounce "hillside"?
Pronounced /ˈhɪlˌsaɪd/.
Etymology
From hill + side.