moun·​tain
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Definition of mountain
1a
: a landmass that projects conspicuously above its surroundings and is higher than a hill
The sun set behind the mountains.
b
: an elongated ridge
2a
: a great mass
a mountain of a man— E. K. Brown
b
: a vast number or quantity
a mountain of mail a mountain of debt
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Examples of mountain in a Sentence
She watched the sun set behind the mountains.
a cabin in the mountains
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Recent Examples on the Web
Even Southcentral communities on the wet side of the mountains, like Portage, received little rain: 33 hundredths of an inch, all on the last two days of the month. — Zaz Hollander, Anchorage Daily News, "This August was Anchorage’s warmest on record as hot air stalled over Southcentral Alaska," 4 Sep. 2019 In 2004, archaeology professor Robert Muckle was alerted to a site within the forests of British Columbia’s North Shore mountains, where a few old cans and a sawblade had been discovered. — Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, "Hidden Japanese Settlement Found in Forests of British Columbia," 3 Sep. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'mountain.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for mountain
mountain
noun
English Language Learners Definition of mountain
: an area of land that rises very high above the land around it and that is higher than a hill
: a very large amount of something
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mountain
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moun·​tain
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Kids Definition of mountain
1
: a raised area of land higher than a hill
2
: a great mass or huge number
a mountain of mail
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