mountainside

noun

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

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Beyond the shore, rent a Mehari to explore the island's lush interior, where goats roam the mountainside. Nicky Swallow, Travel + Leisure, 17 May 2026 At Vermejo Park Ranch, purchased in the mid-1990s from Pennzoil and spanning more than 870 square miles near the New Mexico-Colorado border, Turner’s team has worked to restore mountainsides and valleys degraded by overgrazing, mining and clear-cutting. Susan Montoya Bryan, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026 The mountainside that slid off to produce the skyscraper-size wave was, itself, more than 3,200 feet tall — higher than the world’s tallest building. Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 6 May 2026 Most provocative are the thousands of small seismic tremors that emanated from the area of the slide in the days prior to the mountainside collapsing. Ezgi Karasözen, The Conversation, 6 May 2026 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 20 May. 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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