mountainside
noun
moun·tain·side
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Definition of mountainside
: the side of a mountain
Examples of mountainside in a Sentence
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And by late September and early October, the fireworks of autumn ignite the mountainsides. — Justin Franz, The Know, "Have Glacier National Park to yourself," 1 Sep. 2019 The train route cut through mountainsides, rolled along high cliffs and charged across verdant valleys on routes carved in the late 19th century. — Rosemary Mcclure, Los Angeles Times, "Ride the Rocky Mountaineer and be amazed at the spectacular mountain ranges. And then there’s Sasquatch," 17 Aug. 2019 Detectives found themselves on a barren mountainside in rural San Diego County: Wildcat Canyon. — CBS News, "Peter Chadwick caught: Fugitive murder suspect goes from real estate millionaire to bussing tables during years on the run," 10 Aug. 2019 With practiced expertise, a middle-aged beekeeper named Hatidze makes her way along a rocky cliff and pulls aside a few stones to reveal row after precious row of golden honeycomb, shimmering like treasure buried in the mountainside. — Justin Chang, Twin Cities, "In the documentary ‘Honeyland,’ tradition hangs in the balance," 9 Aug. 2019 With practiced expertise, a middle-aged beekeeper named Hatidze makes her way along a rocky cliff and pulls aside a few stones to reveal row after precious row of golden honeycomb, shimmering like treasure buried in the mountainside. — Los Angeles Times, "Review: ‘Honeyland’ is a heartbreaking documentary about a vanishing way of life," 25 July 2019 Later the same day, agents used a helicopter to track 16 migrants who had fanned out across a steep mountainside. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Arizona tribe refuses Trump’s wall, but agrees to let Border Patrol build virtual barrier," 9 May 2019 Video posted to social media showed firefighters on a street surrounded by fire taking over the mountainside. — Arnaud Siad, Sara Mhaidli And Eric Levenson, CNN, "Fire in Spain's Canary Islands causes major evacuations," 11 Aug. 2019 About 100 years ago, the glacier covered almost 6 square miles of a mountainside in western Iceland and measured 50 meters thick. — Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, "'Killed' by climate change: Iceland to erect memorial to lost glacier," 23 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'mountainside.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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mountainside
noun
English Language Learners Definition of mountainside
: the side of a mountain
See the full definition for mountainside in the English Language Learners Dictionary
mountainside
noun
moun·tain·side
| \ ˈmau̇n-tᵊn-ˌsīd
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Kids Definition of mountainside
: the side of a mountain