foothillnoun [ C usually plural ]
uk/ˈfʊt.hɪl/us/ˈfʊt.hɪl/a low mountain or low hill at the bottom of a larger mountain or range of mountains:
the foothills of the Pyrenees
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Geography: hills & mountains
- alpine
- arête
- Ben
- butte
- cirque
- cliff
- clifftop
- col
- drumlin
- hilltop
- hummock
- incline
- knoll
- mountainous
- Mountains
- mountainside
- orographic
- ridge
- shelf
- upland
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