foothill
/ˈfʊthɪl/noun
उच्चारण फ़ुट्हिल
तलहटी, पहाड़ की तराई
Core word
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[C, usually plural]
a hill or low mountain at the base of a higher mountain or range of mountains
तलहटी, पहाड़ की तराई
- Dehradun lies in the foothills of the Himalayas.
- The village is in the foothills of the Aravallis.
- The train climbs slowly through the foothills.
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- Tea gardens spread across the foothills of the Himalayas.
- They camped in the foothills before the long trek.
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foothills (plural usage)
Foothill is mostly used in the plural, foothills, for the low hills at the base of a mountain range. The singular foothill exists but is rare.
'Foothill' प्रायः plural 'foothills' में आता है और पर्वतमाला के आधार पर स्थित नीची पहाड़ियों के लिए प्रयुक्त होता है; एकवचन 'foothill' कम प्रयुक्त होता है।
- The village lies in the foothills of the Himalayas.
- A foothill blocked the view of the river.
in / at the foothills of + range
Use in or at the foothills of with the name of the mountains.
पर्वतमाला का नाम बताने के लिए 'in' या 'at the foothills of' का प्रयोग होता है।
- Dehradun sits at the foothills of the Shivalik range.
foothill + noun (attributive)
Foothill can be used before a noun, as in foothill region or foothill town.
'Foothill' noun से पहले आ सकता है, जैसे foothill region या foothill town।
- The foothill towns receive heavy rainfall in July.
foothill vs hill vs mountain
Foothills lie below the higher mountains. A hill is lower than a mountain, and the difference is not exact.
Foothills ऊँचे पर्वतों के नीचे स्थित होती हैं। Hill, mountain से नीची होती है, और यह अंतर सटीक नहीं है।
- From the foothills, the snowy peaks looked far away.
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adjective + foothills
rollinggreenforestedlowergentlenorthern
- The green foothills are covered with tea gardens.
foothills of + range
the Himalayasthe Alpsthe Western Ghatsthe Aravallisthe Shivaliks
- Many ashrams lie in the foothills of the Himalayas.
verb + foothills
crossreachclimblie intrek through
- We reached the foothills by noon and began the trek.
foothill + noun
villagetownregiontrailforest
- A narrow foothill trail leads to the temple.
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- Radhika's school trip was to a camp in the foothills of the Himalayas.
राधिका की स्कूल यात्रा हिमालय की तलहटी में एक शिविर तक थी।
- Rainfall is heavy in the foothills during the monsoon.
मानसून के दौरान तलहटी में भारी वर्षा होती है।
- The train winds slowly through the foothills before climbing to Shimla.
ट्रेन शिमला चढ़ने से पहले तलहटी से होकर धीरे-धीरे घूमती हुई जाती है।
- Farmers in the foothills grow rice on terraced fields.
तलहटी के किसान सीढ़ीदार खेतों में चावल उगाते हैं।
- Wild elephants sometimes wander down from the forest foothills to nearby fields.
जंगली हाथी कभी-कभी वन की तलहटी से पास के खेतों में उतर आते हैं।
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✗ The town is situated at the foothill of Himalayas.
✓ The town is situated at the foothills of the Himalayas.
Use the plural foothills and the article the before Himalayas.
यहाँ plural 'foothills' और Himalayas से पहले 'the' चाहिए।
✗ The foothills is very green after the rains.
✓ The foothills are very green after the rains.
Foothills is plural and needs the verb are.
'Foothills' plural है, इसलिए क्रिया 'are' आएगी।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
The Shiwalik Hills form the foothills of the Himalayas and are the outermost range of the Himalayan system.
GK के लिए, Shiwalik पहाड़ियाँ Himalayas की तलहटी बनाती हैं और Himalaya पर्वत-तंत्र की सबसे बाहरी श्रेणी हैं।