"sidehill" meaning in All languages combined

See sidehill on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: sidehills [plural]
Etymology: From side + hill. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|side|hill}} side + hill Head templates: {{en-noun}} sidehill (plural sidehills)
  1. (US) The side or slope of a hill; a sloping descent. Tags: US Synonyms: hillside Derived forms: sidehill gouger
    Sense id: en-sidehill-en-noun-upyxgryv Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1941 March, “Notes and News: Modernising a Main Line”, in Railway Magazine, page 133:",
          "text": "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.",
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        "(US) The side or slope of a hill; a sloping descent."
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