mountainscape

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English

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Mountainscape in a Mexican desert

Etymology

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From mountain +‎ -scape.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmaʊntənˌskeɪp/

Noun

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mountainscape (plural mountainscapes)

  1. A view of mountains, or a depiction of such a view
    • 2007 July 14, Nicolai Ouroussoff, “A Fine View, on the Outside at Least”, in New York Times[1]:
      The two forms are joined by the imposing public lobby, its glass facade slanting back dramatically from the street to evoke a glistening mountainscape.