mountainside
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of mountainside
Example Sentences
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Frozen Planet II also pioneered the use of racer drones, which captured the terrifying experience of flying down a mountainside alongside an avalanche.
From BBC • May 8, 2026
The blaze ignited under Edison’s towering transmission lines that run down the mountainside in Eaton Canyon.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026
Firearms are tested in tunnels that were dug as deep as 500 feet into the mountainside during World War II to protect production from British and American bombing raids.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026
"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 mountainside rose sheer and impassable ahead of them.
From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman
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