Meaning of hill station | Babel Free

Definitions

In South and Southeast Asia, a small community located at a relatively high elevation which serves as a retreat or vacation location during the hot summers; historically, a village or military post so used by colonial officials.

British, Myanmar, South-Asia

Examples

“The message flashed to the Hill stations. — “Cholera — Leave⟳ stopped — Officers recalled.””

“In 1854, General Barter, C.B., was a subaltern in the 75th Regiment, and was doing duty at the hill station of Murree in the Punjaub.”

“At 6.25 a.m. today Mr Nehru, who had gone to sleep⟳ last⟳ night "fresh and fit" after his short holiday at a hill station, had a stroke.”

“For builder Rakesh Prajapati, the ideal weekend is trekking up the wild path to reach⟳ hill station Matheran.”

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