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Mountain /ˈmaʊntn/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[moun-tn] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation–noun
1. 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 2000 ft. (610 m).
2. a large mass of something resembling this, as in shape or size.
3. a huge amount: a mountain of incoming mail.
4. (initial capital letter) a steam locomotive having a four-wheeled front truck, eight driving wheels, and a two-wheeled rear truck.
5. Also called mountain wine. British Archaic. a sweet Malaga wine.
–adjective
6. of or pertaining to mountains: mountain air.
7. living, growing, or located in the mountains: mountain people.
8. resembling or suggesting a mountain, as in size.
—Idiom
9. make a mountain out of a molehill. molehill (def. 2).




























