"hillcrest" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: hillcrests [plural]
Etymology: hill + crest Etymology templates: {{compound|en|hill|crest}} hill + crest Head templates: {{en-noun}} hillcrest (plural hillcrests)
  1. The crest of a hill
    Sense id: en-hillcrest-en-noun-guJqp2jT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for hillcrest meaning in English (1.4kB)

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