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Foothill vs Piedmont - What's the difference?

foothill | piedmont |

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)
  • A hill at the base of a mountain or mountain range.
  • * 2012 , July 15. Richard Williams in Guardian Unlimited, 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.

    piedmont

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • 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.