Meaning of hill in English

hill

noun [ C ]

/hɪl/ us

/hɪl/

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an area of land that is higher than the surrounding land:

Hills are not as high as mountains.

Their house is on the top of a hill.

the hills In the summer, the shepherds move their sheep up into the hills (= an area where there are hills).

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a slope in a road:

That hill's far too steep to cycle up.

the Hill US

Capitol Hill (= the US legislature or the place where it meets)

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It was a long climb to the top of the hill, but it was worth it for the view from the top.
The castle is set on a steep hill.
The bicycle gathered speed as it went down the hill.
When you're walking in the hills the weather can change very quickly, so take suitable clothing.
We could see a low range of hills in the distance.

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hill

noun [ C ]

/hɪl/

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an area of land that slopes up to a point higher than the surrounding land and then slopes down again, but which is smaller than a mountain:

They built a house on the top of a hill, overlooking the town.

The highway runs through rolling hills (= land that gradually slopes up and down).

the Hill infml

The Hill is Capitol Hill.

hilly

adjective us

/ˈhɪl·i/

The plane crashed in a hilly, heavily wooded area.

(Definition of hill from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of hill

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The colours of the hills in the morning - it's just incredible.

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There were two rows per plot, each 5 m long, with 0.75 m between rows and 0.40 m between hills.

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Data were collected from the interior net plot measuring 3.60 x 3.75 m with five ridges and four maize planting hills per ridge.

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Consider just lithostratigraphy: deposits on land are plastered as almost countless smears and patches over hills and valleys, rather than forming neat layercakes.

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To the lower right, stippled flecks form a panorama of hills and craters.

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The terrain at the western end of the hills consists of a plateau region with sandstone outcrops and slow-flowing streams.

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Often present are lengthy descriptions of woods, hills, rivers, meadows - descriptions in which nature is depicted as an inventory of benign attributes.

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They lived in hovels which often crested the tops of isolated hills where approach was immediately discovered and easily defended.

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Ritual places in hills, mountains and high places were always created fundamentally as cosmic projections.

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First, steep hills did not prevent bees from locating baits on the opposite side from where they were released.

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Earlier they were satisfied with the wretched hovels constructed in a few hours similar to the camps they had on the hills.

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Both crops are sown at very low densities (<5000 hills ha71) with no fertilizer.

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The numbers of hills, plants, and cobs were counted.

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Emergence was assessed 30 days after planting and expressed as the proportion of planted hills with a seedling.

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Village settlements were concealed in the hills, making them all but invisible to strangers approaching from below.

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castle hill

The castle hill, which is accessible again, shows little sign that it once hosted a castle.

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forested hill

The ruins of the castle are situated on a widely visible forested hill 422m ft above sea level.

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gentle hill

Preferable conditions for cave formation are adequate precipitation, enough plants and animals to produce ample carbon dioxide, and a landscape of gentle hills which drains slowly.

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in Chinese (Traditional)

小山，丘陵, （路的）斜坡…

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