mountainside

[ moun-tn-sahyd ]

noun

1. the side or slope of a mountain.

Word History and Origins

Origin of mountainside¹

1300–50; Middle English. See mountain, side ¹

Example Sentences

At times, the professionals attending to me on the mountainside were not sure if things were getting better or worse so they decided to have me winched aboard a Coastguard helicopter and taken to hospital.

From BBC

The starting point for the proposed Chuckwalla monument is Painted Canyon, an area near the eastern edge of the Coachella Valley where the mountainside is stained deep red, pink, green and gray.

From Los Angeles Times

All that’s left is a clump of white painted metal clinging to the mountainside among the cacti and sandy brown soil.

From Los Angeles Times

The landslide - a mountainside of rock that collapsed and carried glacial ice with it - triggered a 200m wave.

From BBC

The small, tight-knit Riverside County community sits in the heart of Cleveland National Forest, home to campgrounds and trails across the scenic mountainside.

From Los Angeles Times