hillsidenoun [ C ]
uk/ˈhɪl.saɪd/us/ˈhɪl.saɪd/the sloping surface of a hill, rather than the level surface at the top of it
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Geography: hills & mountains
- alpine
- arête
- Ben
- butte
- cirque
- cliff
- clifftop
- col
- drumlin
- hilltop
- hilly
- hummock
- incline
- knoll
- mountainous
- Mountains
- mountainside
- orographic
- ridge
- shelf
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Examples from literature
- Avalanches occur when large quantities of snow fall down a mountain or hillside.
- They were often launched from hillsides and controlled by moving the pilot’s weight from side to side.