Meanings
hillcrest1
plural hillcrests
- The crest of a hill
But all that sunny hillcrest seemed brightened by the marquis.
1901, Mary Hartwell Catherwood, Lazarre2 more examples
The light got red and angry as they dipped into the valley; the firs on the hillcrest stood out black and sharp, and then melted into the gray background.
1917, Harold Bindloss, Carmen's MessengerThe upper half of her torso is raised and she's looking away from the camera, apparently staring over the hillcrest as if hunting for something amid the foliage or plotting an escape route.
2002 November 22, Justin Matlick, “Feeling the Buzz”, in Chicago Reader
Hillcrest2
- A town in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
- A number of places in Australia:
- A suburb of Logan City, Brisbane, Queensland.
- A locality in Burnie City Council, north western Tasmania.
- A suburb of Auckland, New Zealand, north of Waitemata Harbour.
- A suburb of Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand.
- A hamlet in Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada.
- A community in Prince Edward County, Ontario.
- A number of places in the United States:
- A neighbourhood of Little Rock, Arkansas.
- A neighbourhood of San Diego, California.
- A village in Ogle County, Illinois.
- A neighbourhood of Paterson, New Jersey.
- A neighbourhood of Trenton, New Jersey.
- A community in Broome County, New York.
- A hamlet and census-designated place in Rockland County, New York.
- A neighbourhood of Queens, New York City, New York.
- A village in Brazoria County, Texas.
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Cite this entry
hillcrest. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hillcrest
“hillcrest.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hillcrest. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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