mountainside

noun

moun·​tain·​side ˈmau̇n-tᵊn-ˌsīd How to pronounce mountainside (audio)
: the side of a mountain

Examples of mountainside in a Sentence

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The villagers eked out crops of garlic and peppers on the terraced mountainside, and the settlement was very windy and often covered in dust. Lee Chang-Dong, The New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2024 Under productions designer Bárbara Enríquez’s vision, the series showcases elements like the lush but treacherous Columbian mountainside to segments of magical realism, including a young girl bleeding in a bathtub in the river and the ghost of a dead man haunting the living. Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024 Another example of lift is air flowing up a mountainside. Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024 On the slopes above these pastures are groves of huge, mossy trees, and between the groves, sturdy stone walls climb straight up the fells and carve the mountainsides into great vertical paddocks. Steven Potter, Outside Online, 19 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for mountainside 

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of mountainside was in the 14th century

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“Mountainside.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mountainside. Accessed 7 Jan. 2025.

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mountainside

noun
moun·​tain·​side ˈmau̇nt-ᵊn-ˌsīd How to pronounce mountainside (audio)
: the side of a mountain
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