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

While forecasters hoped the low-pressure system would blanket the slopes in Mammoth, mountainside temperatures remained too warm for serious snow.

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I hate to admit it, but Benefo is right—I can’t go a day without hearing some news story about a dormant volcano erupting or an avalanche crumbling down a mountainside.

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Lumbering down the grassy mountainside in southwestern China—being careful not to slip—is a giant panda teddy bear.

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The riverbeds provide a perfect path for a tsunami to flow inland and high up mountainsides.

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In places, the mountainside had crumbled, leaving behind sheer cliffs.

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