mountainside

noun

moun·​tain·​side ˈmau̇n-tᵊn-ˌsīd 

: the side of a mountain

Examples of mountainside in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The route itself runs from the dramatic red cliffs of the Massif de l’Estérel, through Saint-Raphaël towards Cannes and Nice, then cuts into the mountainside before arriving at Monaco-Monte-Carlo station. — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 6 Oct. 2026

Her mother had died in her hometown on a remote mountainside in what is now Slovenia. — Joe Kovac, AJC.com, 3 Oct. 2026

Many spent their days suspended from steel cables, raised and lowered along the mountainside by hand cranks. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 Sep. 2026

Increasing greenhouse gas concentrations, largely from burning fossil fuels, have pushed global temperatures so high that sea levels are rising, and shrinking glaciers and thawing permafrost are leaving mountainsides less stable. — Tarun Gopalakrishnan, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for mountainside

• actinide
• aldehyde
• alkoxide
• alongside
• amplified
• arsenide
• beautified
• biocide
• bisulphide
• butoxide
• calcified
• ceramide

Kids Definition

mountainside

noun

moun·​tain·​side ˈmau̇nt-ᵊn-ˌsīd 

: the side of a mountain