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hillside

[ hil-sahyd ]

/ ˈhɪlˌsaɪd /

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noun

the side or slope of a hill.

Origin of hillside

1350–1400; Middle English; Old English hyll sīde

Words nearby hillside

hills, hills hoist , hillsboro, hillsborough, hillsdale, hillside, hillsite, hilltop, hilly, hillyer, hilo

Definition for hillside (2 of 2)

Hillside

[ hil-sahyd ]

/ ˈhɪlˌsaɪd /

noun

a township in NE New Jersey.

Example sentences from the Web for hillside

In fact, he was in contact with Lansky prior to converging from the hillside onto the streets of Havana.

Will Hyman Roth Return to Havana With Normalized Relations? |John L. Smith |December 18, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The long crypt tunnels into a hillside, only visible by a smattering of skylights peeking up between graves.

Brooklyn’s Gangster Graveyard |Nina Strochlic |October 23, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
They built a church that still stands today, which overlooks the hillside and Ain River.

The Drink All You Want Holiday Wine |Jordan Salcito |December 21, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
The funnel swerved off the road and came sweeping up the hillside toward them.

Benjamin Franklin, America’s First Storm Chaser |Lee Sandlin |April 14, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

The Palestinians on the hillside vowed to maintain non-violence.

Obama's Presence Shields Palestinian "Anti-Settlement," For Now |Ali Gharib |March 21, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Clarence and Martyn walked over to Hillside the first thing the next morning to inquire for the two sisters.

Chantry House |Charlotte M. Yonge
We fortified the post by an epaulement or two for cannon, high up on the hillside covering the ferry and the road up New River.

Military Reminiscences of the Civil War V1 |Jacob Dolson Cox
We climbed part way up the hillside and found a place where we could look out on the scene below.

The Car That Went Abroad |Albert Bigelow Paine
But one day we suddenly leapt from a hillside into the full light of the sun.

The Queen Bee and Other Nature Stories |Carl Ewald
There is one monastery inside the jong itself, and another on the hillside close by.

To Lhassa at Last |Powell Millington