foothill en · NOUN
Etymology
From foot + hill.
Meanings
-
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, archived from the original on 31 Mar 2022:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| foothills | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Foothills County · foothilled · foothill pine · foothilly · foothill yucca
Translations (25)
cs podhůří (hill at the base of a mountain) · gl aba (hill at the base of a mountain) · grc σφυρόν (hill at the base of a mountain) · cmn 山麓 (hill at the base of a mountain) · mk пре́дгорје (hill at the base of a mountain) · mk по́дножје (hill at the base of a mountain) · ja 前山 (hill at the base of a mountain) · ka მთისწინეთი (hill at the base of a mountain) · cmn 山腳 /山脚 (hill at the base of a mountain) · gl pé (hill at the base of a mountain) · es faldeo (hill at the base of a mountain) · ru подно́жие (hill at the base of a mountain) · tl paambundok (hill at the base of a mountain) · de Vorberg (hill at the base of a mountain) · sh predbrđe (hill at the base of a mountain) · ru предго́рье (hill at the base of a mountain) · fr contrefort (hill at the base of a mountain) · ja 山裾 (hill at the base of a mountain) · bg подножие (hill at the base of a mountain) · fi aluskukkula (hill at the base of a mountain) · hi तलहटी (hill at the base of a mountain) · es piedemonte (hill at the base of a mountain) · fr piémont (hill at the base of a mountain) · wa pîmont (hill at the base of a mountain) · ar سَفْح (hill at the base of a mountain)