sidehill en · NOUN
Etymology
From side + hill.
Meanings
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(US) The side or slope of a hill; a sloping descent.
By reason of this planning the line, which for much of its length has a sidehill location in river canyons with steep sides, was compelled to tunnel extensively, the 43 tunnels on the route having a combined length of 44,189 ft.
1941 March, “Notes and News: Modernising a Main Line”, in Railway Magazine, page 133:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| sidehills | Number=Plur | lexicographic |