hill station

noun

a village, post, or the like, especially in S Asia, at a high altitude where government officials and others can be stationed to escape the great heat of tropical summers.

Origin of hill station

First recorded in 1875–80

Words nearby hill station

hill country, hill myna, hill mynah, hill of beans, hill operation, hill station, hill's equation, hill's sign, hilla, hillary, hillbilly

Example sentences from the Web for hill station

  • It was at a hill-station in India, seven years after I had left Florence.

    The Diary of a Man of Fifty |Henry James

  • No one passes it without remarking that it is the best site for a hill-station in Northern India.

    The Unveiling of Lhasa |Edmund Candler

  • The place is a hill-station, by name "Cherra Poonjee," and the country is so steep none of the rain can lie on it.

    The Truth About America |Edward Money

British Dictionary definitions for hill station

hill station

noun

(in northern India) a settlement or resort at a high altitude