Definition of mountain Mountain

/mawˈntʌn/ - [mawntun] - Moun•tain

We found 17 definitions of mountain from 8 different sources.

What does mountain mean?

WordNet

Noun Plural: mountains
mountain - a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
		mount
		natural elevation, elevation a raised or elevated geological formation
		alp any high mountain
		ben a mountain or tall hill; "they were climbing the ben"
		mountain peak the summit of a mountain
		mountainside, versant the side or slope of a mountain; "conifer forests cover the eastern versant"
		seamount an underwater mountain rising above the ocean floor
mountain - (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos"; "it must have cost plenty"; "a slew of journalists"; "a wad of money"
		batch, deal, flock, good deal, great deal, hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint, muckle, passel, peck, pile, plenty, pot, quite a little, raft, sight, slew, spate, stack, tidy sum, wad
		large indefinite amount, large indefinite quantity an indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude
		inundation, deluge, torrent, flood a violently fast stream of water (or other liquid); "the houses were swept away in the torrent"

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Wiktionary

mountain (Noun)
A large mass of earth and rock, rising above the common level of the earth or adjacent land, usually given by geographers as above 1000 feet in height or 304. 8 metres, though such masses may still be described as hills in comparison with larger mountains.
mountain (Noun)
A large amount.
mountain (Noun)
A difficult task or challenge.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

mountain (n.)
A large mass of earth and rock, rising above the common level of the earth or adjacent land; earth and rock forming an isolated peak or a ridge; an eminence higher than a hill; a mount.
mountain (n.)
A range, chain, or group of such elevations; as, the White Mountains.
mountain (n.)
A mountainlike mass; something of great bulk.
mountain (a.)
Of or pertaining to a mountain or mountains; growing or living on a mountain; found on or peculiar to mountains; among mountains; as, a mountain torrent; mountain pines; mountain goats; mountain air; mountain howitzer.
mountain (a.)
Like a mountain; mountainous; vast; very great.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

mountain
A feature of the earth's surface that rises high above the base and has generally steep slopes and a relatively small summit area.
mountain
A great number or large amount of things not placed in a pile.

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵

mountain
An Anglo-Saxon term still in use, usually held to mean eminences above 1000 feet in height. In a fort it means the cavalier (which see).

Proverbs DictionaryProverbs Dictionary 📗

mountain
Never make a mountain of a mole-hill.
mountain
If the mountain will not go to Mahomet, let Mahomet go to the mountain.

Wikipedia

A mountain is a natural rise of the earth's surface that usually has a "summit" (or "top"). It is usually steeper and taller than a hill. Mountains are often thought of as being a hill of over 600 metres (about 2,000 feet), but this definition is not the same in every country.

Mountains are important to the life of many things on the planet Earth, because nearly all the rivers begin in mountains and carry water from the mountains down to the flatter land where most people live.

Formation.

Mountains are formed when rock layers are squeezed from opposite sides when forces within earth push up crust. Mountains also form when some rock blocks move up and others move down. They can be found in both water and land areas. A mountain range is a large group of mountains.

Height.

The height of a mountain is measured as distance above sea level. The tallness of a mountain is from the center.

Tallest mountains.

The highest mountain in the solar system is Olympus Mons (27 km) on Mars. The highest mountain in the world is Mount Everest (8,848m)which is in Tibet in Asia. (The "tallest" mountain in the world is Mauna Kea, in Hawaii. The "height" of a mountain is measured from sea level, but the "tallness" of a mountain is measured from its base, even if under water.) The highest mountain in North America is Mount McKinley (6,194m) in Alaska in the USA. The highest in South America is Aconcagua (6,962m) in Argentina. For Africa, it is Kilimajaro (5,963m) of Tanzania. In Europe, the highest mo