mountainside

noun

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

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Its four lanes have been reduced to two, with the roadway held together by nails drilled deep into the mountainside. Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN, 1 Mar. 2025 Authorities have shared dramatic rescue footage of a man and his son after they were stranded overnight on a frigid Utah mountainside. David Chiu, People.com, 24 Feb. 2025 Some of her most memorable events have included a secret reception venue, a late-night yacht party in the harbor, an extravagant mountainside 12-course meal served alfresco under the stars, and a masquerade ball complete with stilt walkers and opera singers. Vogue, 13 Feb. 2025 For example, the speck-on-a-map village of Brienz in the Swiss Alps, east of Mont Blanc, finds itself in the path of a disintegrating mountainside consisting of 42 million cubic feet of debris. Paul Hockenos, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Jan. 2025 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 9 Mar. 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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