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foothills

UK/ˈfʊt.hɪlz/

foothills is the plural of foothill.

Meaning of foothill

Noun

foothill (plural foothills)

  1. A hill at the base of a mountain or mountain range.
    • The summit of the climb came 38km from the end of stage 14, which began in Limoux and ended in Foix in the foothills of the Pyrenees, and the incident occurred as the peloton emerged into the light and passed under the banner at the top, a quarter of an hour behind a five-man breakaway.2012 July 15, Richard Williams, “Tour de France 2012: Carpet tacks cannot force Bradley Wiggins off track”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC...

Phrases with foothills

Questions about foothills

What is foothills the plural of?
Foothills is the plural of foothill.
How do you pronounce foothills?
Foothills is pronounced /ˈfʊt.hɪlz/ (UK).

Words near foothills in the dictionary

  1. Foothill Farms
  2. foothill pine
  3. foothill pines
  4. foothill yucca
  5. foothilled
  6. foothills
  7. Foothills County
  8. foothills larkspur
  9. foothilly
  10. foothold
  11. footholder

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