mountainside

noun

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

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Seth McBride’s life was forever changed on a snowy mountainside in British Columbia. Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2026 My final way station was called Argan House, a guesthouse surrounded by wild argan trees on a mountainside with distant views of smoggy Agadir and the milky maritime sky beyond. Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 10 Mar. 2026 On May 20, 2025, Joslin and a group of activists climbed up one-third of El Capitan, a 3,000-foot granite monolith in Yosemite Park, unfurling a large Transgender flag and hanging it along the mountainside for approximately two hours. Noe Padilla, USA Today, 24 Feb. 2026 An avalanche is a rapid flow of snow down a hill or mountainside, according to the National Weather Service. Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 22 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for mountainside

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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 16 Mar. 2026.

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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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