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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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Coastal Malibu, with its longtime residents and singular environmental challenges of managing construction along narrow beaches and steep mountainsides, has had the hardest time moving forward.

From The Wall Street Journal

Investigators say Casanova was not hiking with the pair; however, rescue efforts launched Monday morning for the teen led the helicopter crew to the other two hikers on the mountainside.

From Los Angeles Times

Two other hikers were then spotted on the mountainside by a helicopter sent to rescue Casanova, but crews were unable to conduct the operation due to high winds, officials said.

From Los Angeles Times

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

From Science Daily

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