mountainside

noun

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

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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 According to Williams, the pair had taken a wrong path near a tram that transports passengers between the downtown area where a docking area for cruise ship's is located and a site on the mountainside that is popular with tourists. Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2025 Designed by Nicaraguan architect Juniette Bermúdez, Mira Earth Studios sits tucked into the mountainsides. Carley Rojas Ávila, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025 For example, plants and fungi acclimate to the new environment at different rates, suggesting a potentially problematic asynchrony that could disrupt ecological communities as warmer temperatures creep up mountainsides. Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 15 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 22 Sep. 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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