hillside
Terrain's tilted face
The sloping side of a hill, as opposed to its summit or base.
A hillside may be gentle or steep, bare or covered with vegetation: Wildflowers blanketed the hillside, Houses clung to the hillside above the harbor.
The term often appears in compound forms: hillside erosion, hillside development.
Angled terrain or steepness
- inclineAngled rising surface
- gradientRate of change across space
- ridgeNarrow raised strip
- knollSmall rounded hill
escarpment · bluff · embankment · bank · rise · ascent · descent · steepness
Grassy field for grazing
- grazingFeeding on pasture
- pastureGrazing ground for livestock
- flockAnimals gathered together
- shepherdOne who tends flocks
vineyard · orchard · terraced fields · farmland · countryside · bucolic · sheep · idyllic
Paved outdoor extension
- steppedMoved foot forward
- retaining wallStructure preventing soil collapse
- cultivationFostering growth through care
- rice paddyFlooded grain cultivation area
vineyard · leveled · agricultural · irrigation · Andes · Bali · bench · platform
Small rural home
- villaStately country residence
- chaletWooden mountain cottage
- cabinSimple wooden dwelling
- perchedResting in place
overlook · cliffside · panoramic · switchback · driveway · foundation · stilts · nestled
Mass of earth falling
- runoffExcess water drainage
- gullyChannel carved by flowing water
- ravineDeep, narrow valley
- slumpExtended period of decline
sediment · weathering · soil · creep · subsidence · scour · terracing · retaining wall
slope
Angled terrain or steepness
knoll · escarpment · bluff · embankment · bank · rise · ascent · descent · steepness · grade
meadow
Grassy field for grazing
shepherd · vineyard · orchard · terraced fields · farmland · countryside · bucolic · sheep · idyllic · verdant
terrace
Paved outdoor extension
- steppedMoved foot forward
- retaining wallStructure preventing soil collapse
- cultivationFostering growth through care
rice paddy · vineyard · leveled · agricultural · irrigation · Andes · Bali · bench · platform · tiered
cottage
Small rural home
perched · overlook · cliffside · panoramic · switchback · driveway · foundation · stilts · nestled · retreat
landslide
Mass of earth falling
slump · sediment · weathering · soil · creep · subsidence · scour · terracing · retaining wall · drainage
- nature scenerymeadow, canyon, creek, gorge, ravine
- countryside scenesmeadow, cottage, countryside, village, garden
- hillsknoll, mound, foothill, foothills, hummock
- mountain terrainpeak, ridge, slope, gorge, pass
- village scenerycobblestones, narrow streets, stone houses, village square, piazza
- Terraced Vineyardsterraces, vines, grapevines, steep slopes, retaining walls