mountainside

noun

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

Examples of mountainside in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Flanked by dense forests, the mile-long, 81-acre expanse of land on the mountainside had been stripped nearly clean. Norimitsu Onishi, New York Times, 29 May 2024 The system of 4-inch steel pipes collects water that flows from various sites on the steep mountainside above the creek. Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2024 Local authorities on Sunday accepted the village population had been substantially more than 4,000 people when the limestone mountainside sheared away, but a revised estimate was not yet available. Rod McGuirk, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 May 2024 Raisi, 63, was killed when his helicopter crashed into a snowy mountainside near the Azerbaijan border. Dan Morrison, USA TODAY, 20 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for mountainside 

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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 6 Jun. 2024.

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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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