hill station

noun

1. a village, post, or the like, especially in S Asia, at a high altitude where government officials and others can be stationed to escape the great heat of tropical summers.

hill station

noun

1. (in northern India) a settlement or resort at a high altitude

Word History and Origins

Origin of hill station¹

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

Filming took place on the canal in Gas Street Basin area on Monday evening, after other action was shot in Cornwall Street, which is part of a network of streets with impressive redbrick buildings near Snow Hill station.

From BBC

Livery Street is close to Birmingham's city centre, near an entrance to Snow Hill station.

From BBC

Light rail passengers can take a bus shuttle between the University of Washington and Westlake stations while the Capitol Hill station is closed.

From Seattle Times

A person riding 22 miles from Northgate Station to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, would spend the same amount as a rider going 1 mile, from Capitol Hill Station to Westlake Station.

From Seattle Times

Four other violent incidents have happened along the light-rail 1 Line since midyear: an unprovoked knife attack on a train near Othello Station where fellow passengers rescued the victim; a man struck in the head by a large rock at Sodo Station; a stabbing during a fight at Angle Lake Station; and a man who hit three people, striking one in the head with a hammer, at the entrance to Beacon Hill Station.

From Seattle Times