mountainside
noun
the side or slope of a mountain.
mountainsides
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pluralof mountainside.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Deep, twisted canyons cut into the mountainsides, their channels lined with aspen, before the forests give way to the exposed granite slopes and summits rising above 14,000 feet.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
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 ● Jan. 6, 2026
The landscape along the creeks and mountainsides has been forever changed.
From Salon ● Nov. 25, 2024
Wednesday’s 7.4-magnitude quake sent boulders and mud tumbling down mountainsides, blocking roads and smashing cars, and injured more than 1,000 people.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 4, 2024
He was happy to learn this, he said, for the Brooks Range was treacherous in winter; whole mountainsides avalanched, and storms brewed up in mere minutes.
From "Julie of the Wolves" by Jean Craighead George
