mountainside

noun

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

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In his final moments, Hall was able to speak to his wife via radio from the mountainside. Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 22 Mar. 2025 The rain saturated the soils on mountainsides, and the U.S. Geological Survey documented more than 2,000 landslides. Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025 The grizzly bounded down the mountainside straight at me. Jim Zumbo, Outdoor Life, 12 Mar. 2025 The Chuckwalla monument begins in the west around Painted Canyon, an area where the mountainside is stained deep red, pink, green and gray. Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for mountainside

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First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

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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 5 Apr. 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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