Foothill vs Piedmont - What's the difference?
foothill | piedmont |
A hill at the base of a mountain or mountain range.
* 2012 , July 15. Richard Williams in Guardian Unlimited,
Region in the north of Italy.
The region of the eastern US between the Appalachian mountains and the coastal plain, extending from eastern Alabama to northern New Jersey.
As nouns the difference between foothill and piedmont
is that foothill is a hill at the base of a mountain or mountain range while piedmont is any region of foothills of a mountain range.As a proper noun Piedmont is
region in the north of Italy.As an adjective piedmont is
formed or lying at the foot of a mountain range.foothill
English
(Foothills)Noun
(en noun)Tour de France 2012: Carpet tacks cannot force Bradley Wiggins off track
- The summit of the climb came 38km from the end of stage 14, which began in Limoux and ended in Foix in the foothills of the Pyrenees, and the incident occurred as the peloton emerged into the light and passed under the banner at the top, a quarter of an hour behind a five-man breakaway.