versant

Noun
Synonyms: mountainside

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. the side or slope of a mountain“conifer forests cover the eastern versant”Synonyms: mountainside
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Versant \Ver"sant\, a. [L. versans, p. pr. of versare to turn about frequently, to turn over in the mind, to meditate. See Versatile.] Familiar; conversant. [R.] [1913 Webster]

Men not versant with courts of justice. --Sydney Smith. [1913 Webster]

Versant \Ver"sant\, n. [F.] The slope of a side of a mountain chain; hence, the general slope of a country; aspect. [1913 Webster]
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