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 Just west of Echo Summit on Highway 50, a few vehicles were temporarily stuck in several feet of snow that slid off the mountainside onto the road, said Steve Nelson, a spokesperson for the California Department of Transportation. Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2024 Eze, a carless village that winds up a mountainside, is nothing short of a fairytale. Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 17 Feb. 2024 Seven distinct habitats, from woodland and grassland to wetlands and mountainside, make up this unique environment. Lauren Jade Hill, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2024 Kai was found on Sunday in a wooded area by Riverdale police who hiked on foot up the mountainside near Brigham City, police said in the news release. Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 2 Jan. 2024 From a mountainside rising above Antakya, in southern Turkey, there is a sweeping panorama of the ancient city at sunrise, revealing a place that is a shell of its former self. Nicole Tung, Washington Post, 5 Feb. 2024 The property also eschews the Alaskan-lodge stereotype—log-hewn and rustically spartan—feeling more like a contemporary mountainside mansion, with a neutral palette of blues and grays and modern light fixtures. Jen Murphy, Robb Report, 3 Feb. 2024 The pictures were of a high school classmate–magic-hour shots in a mountainside field. Megan Angelo, Vogue, 8 Jan. 2024 Eric Odell/Colorado Parks and Wildlife via AP Somewhere on a remote mountainside in Colorado’s Rockies, a latch flipped on a crate and a wolf bounded out, heading toward the tree line. Jesse Bedayn, Fortune, 20 Dec. 2023

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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 18 Mar. 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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