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mountainside

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[moun-tn-sahyd] / ˈmaʊn tnˌsaɪd /

noun

  1. the side or slope of a mountain.


Etymology

Origin of mountainside

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

Example Sentences

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"It is hard to train in Kyrgyzstan as we don't have the right conditions and financing," the 19-year-old told AFP from the mountainside in the Ala-Archa National Park, just south of the capital Bishkek.

From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026

The U.S. delegation is expected to take over a late-19th-century church turned convening space perched in the center of a frosty mountainside promenade.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 19, 2026

The newly studied fossil deposit on Spitsbergen is so concentrated that it forms a visible bonebed eroding out of the mountainside.

From Science Daily • Dec. 30, 2025

On Friday night, a large boulder fell from a mountainside and rolled onto Highway 18 west of Big Bear Lake; two cars were then involved in a vehicle collision.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 27, 2025

We all take another look at the mountainside, lit, exploding sparks, and burning faster.

From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes