foothill
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English
Etymology
Noun
foothill (plural foothills)
- A hill at the base of a mountain or mountain range.
- 2012 July 15, Richard Williams, Tour de France 2012: Carpet tacks cannot force Bradley Wiggins off track, Guardian Unlimited:
- 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.
Derived terms
Translations
hill at the base of a mountain
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