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mountain
[moun-tn]
noun
a natural elevation of the earth's surface rising more or less abruptly to a summit, and attaining an altitude greater than that of a hill, usually greater than 2,000 feet (610 meters).
a large mass of something resembling this, as in shape or size.
a huge amount.
a mountain of incoming mail.
(initial capital letter)a steam locomotive having a four-wheeled front truck, eight driving wheels, and a two-wheeled rear truck.
Also called mountain wine.British Archaic.a sweet Malaga wine.
adjective
of or relating to mountains.
mountain air.
living, growing, or located in the mountains.
mountain people.
resembling or suggesting a mountain, as in size.
Mountain
1/ ˈʊԳɪ /
noun
an extremist faction during the French Revolution led by Danton and Robespierre
mountain
2/ ˈʊԳɪ /
noun
a natural upward projection of the earth's surface, higher and steeper than a hill and often having a rocky summit
( as modifier )
mountain people
mountain scenery
( in combination )
a mountaintop
a huge heap or mass
a mountain of papers
anything of great quantity or size
a surplus of a commodity, esp in the European Union
the butter mountain
informala serious or considerable difficulty or obstruction to overcome
See molehill
mountain
A generally massive and usually steep-sided, raised portion of the Earth's surface. Mountains can occur as single peaks or as part of a long chain. They can form through volcanic activity, by erosion, or by uplift of the continental crust when two tectonic plates collide. The Himalayas, which are the highest mountains in the world, were formed when the plate carrying the landmass of India collided with the plate carrying the landmass of China.
Other 51Թ Forms
- mountainless adjective
- submountain adjective
- undermountain noun
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of mountain1
Origin of mountain2
Idioms and Phrases
Example Sentences
Leaders of some of the world's wealthiest countries have descended on a luxury mountain lodge nestled in Canada's Rockies for this year's G7 summit.
According to local media reports, the aircraft was flying from the state capital, Dehradun, to a popular pilgrimage site in the Himalayan mountains.
Davis said she’s currently trying to find someone to foster a Bernese mountain dog.
Paramount and the “South Park” creators developed specials featuring the four animated boys in a fictional Colorado mountain town to stream exclusively on Paramount+.
In her memoir, “Wildfire Days: A Woman, a Hotshot Crew, and the Burning American West,” Ramsey takes us through two years of fighting wilderness fires in the mountains of Northern California.
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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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