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slopeside en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree
English slope
Proto-Indo-European *seh₁-der.
Proto-Germanic *sīdaz
Proto-Germanic *sīdǭ
Old English sīde
Middle English side
English side
English -side
English slopeside
From slope + -side.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Located on or near a ski slope.
In the Green Mountains of north-central Vermont, this project is the first slopeside development in Stowe, the center of a resort area long popular with weekenders — especially in winter.
2007 January 5, Nick Kaye, “Spruce Peak at Stowe”, in New York Times:
slopeside en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree
English slope
Proto-Indo-European *seh₁-der.
Proto-Germanic *sīdaz
Proto-Germanic *sīdǭ
Old English sīde
Middle English side
English side
English -side
English slopeside
From slope + -side.
Meanings
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The side of a slope.
As roots clutch the gully soil and cling to the slopesides.
2022, Gregory Day, Words Are Eagles:There were still few trees, but the slopesides seemed very steep, and plastered over them were the patterned patches of Indian farms!
1942, Sullivan C. Richardson, Adventure South, page 205:
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