mountain
IPA: mˈaʊntʌn
noun
- (countable) An elevation of land of considerable dimensions rising more or less abruptly, forming a conspicuous figure in the landscape, usually having a small extent of surface at its summit.
- (countable) Something very large in size or quantity; a huge amount; a great heap.
- (figuratively) A difficult task or challenge.
- (uncountable, now historical) Wine from Malaga made from grapes that grow on a mountain.
- (countable, slang) A woman's large breast.
- (cartomancy) The twenty-first Lenormand card.
- A placename
- A village in North Dakota, United States.
- A town in Wisconsin, United States.
- A number of townships in the United States, listed under Mountain Township.
- The Rural Municipality of Mountain, a rural municipality in western Manitoba, Canada.
- A hamlet near Queensbury, Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE0930).
- (countable) A surname.
- (historical, with "the") The Montagnard party in the time of the French Revolution.
- (rail transport) a steam locomotive of the 4-8-2 wheel arrangement.
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Examples of "mountain" in Sentences
- Environmentalists say the mountain is a threat to marine life and coastal ecosystems.
- Heli-hiking and heli-camping give the phrase "mountain getaway" an entirely new meaning.
- You have -- you have probably heard us use the term mountain bumps a lot lately -- a lot lately.
- The only light in his little cave under the mountain is the luminescent blue screen that glows on his wrinkled face.
- It is a mountain seen; it is called a _great mountain_; under this are comprehended all impediments and difficulties impeding the building; all being taken together make up
- When turning back the north view towards the mountain is as well enhanced with the widening view due to the fan-shape of the tilting wooden wall, being a mediator between the northern and southern landscape characteristic.
- There can, I believe, be no doubt as to the influence of transforming elements upon the developments of the surface features of the Earth; and, if I am right, this source of thermal energy is mainly responsible for that local accumulation of wrinkling which we term mountain chains.
- The hiker who was on his way to the top of the mountain asked � Do you know the way to the path that will lead me to the top of the mountain� the hiker who was returning from the top said �simply make every step that you take go towards the direction of the mountain top and you will get there�.
- Matthew, thought it necessary, when noticing the fact of Jesus descending the mountain, to define the term mountain by declaring it to be "a very elevated place;" and, when discoursing on Jesus stretching forth his hand and touching the leper, to affirm that "the hand is one of the members of the body."
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