mountainside
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of mountainside
Example Sentences
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Liu Shaoyong was the chairman of China Eastern Airlines when one of its planes mysteriously plunged into a mountainside in southern China in March 2022, killing 132 people on board.
From Barron's • May 8, 2026
He found broken trees littering the mountainside and hurled into the water, and vast swathes of scarred rock stripped of soil and vegetation.
From BBC • May 6, 2026
Video posted online by the New Zealand Herald showed a chunk of the mountainside slowly collapse, pushing camper vans aside.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026
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 • Dec. 31, 2025
It was made of granite for strength and massiveness, but like so many other things in Iofur’s palace, it was decorated with overelaborate swags and festoons of gilt that looked like tinsel on a mountainside.
From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman
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