mountainside

noun

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

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Also included in the post are multiple photos of her and a group of girls posing on cowboy hats, boots and flannels on a mountainside with picturesque views behind them, as well as photos of her dog, Dibs, including one of him wearing a cone. Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 28 Sep. 2025 One is to take a round-trip boat cruise across it, passing lakeside hamlets and villages atop steep mountainsides. AFAR Media, 24 Sep. 2025 The two heroes fight what appears to be a Rancor-like lizard monster in Rotta the Hutt’s arena and bring down a lumbering AT-AT, which slowly falls down a mountainside in epic fashion. Jordan Moreau, Variety, 22 Sep. 2025 But on Thursday, a drone flying over the area detected some unusual material on the mountainside, which is covered in thick vegetation. Holly Yan, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2025 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 10 Oct. 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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