mountainside

noun

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

Examples of mountainside in a Sentence

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Even to reach them, aid workers walked for hours on perilous roads on steep mountainsides. NPR, 14 Oct. 2025 One day while in City Bowl, a residential neighborhood in Cape Town, Kienle Gonzalez stumbled across a 1920s Arts and Crafts home at the foot of the mountainside. Sophia Herring, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2025 About 500 yards from the creek at the base of the mountainside, Lou let out another location bugle and the bull immediately fired back. Derek Horner, Outdoor Life, 8 Oct. 2025 Where to stay The 89-room ANA InterContinental Beppu Resort & Spa offers guests an outdoor onsen, set against massive layered stones that cascade down a mountainside. Kristin Braswell, AFAR Media, 7 Oct. 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 20 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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