mountainside

noun

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

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Each pool is higher up the mountainside than the last, and the fifth and highest pool can only be reached by the dragon. Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025 The Army National Guard Blackhawk Helicopter and its crew were able to extract Perrault from the mountainside trail around 3:15 p.m., officials said. Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 18 June 2025 Bunker-busting bombs made only in America, flown and dropped by unique American planes, could entomb Iran’s most advanced nuclear equipment burrowed into a mountainside at Fordow. Michael Wilner, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2025 Just below one rocky summit, Roberto de la Cerda, one of Explora’s guides, showed us how to read the mountainsides as open ledgers of geologic time. Michael Snyder, Travel + Leisure, 14 June 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 23 Jun. 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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