Topic: GEOGRAPHY
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| Date: | 1200-1300 |
| Language: | Old French |
| Origin: | montaigne, from Latin montanus, from mons; MOUNT2 |
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moun‧tain S3 W3
[countable]
[countable]1DNSG a very high hill : 
the highest mountain in Austriathe Rocky Mountains a steep mountain road a mountain rescue team (=a group of experienced climbers who help people to safety from a mountain)
the highest mountain in Austriathe Rocky Mountainsa steep mountain roada mountain rescue team (=a group of experienced climbers who help people to safety from a mountain)2 a very large pile or amount of something : I've got mountains of paperwork to deal with.
a mountain of something/mountains of something
I've got mountains of paperwork to deal with.3 a very large amount of food, butter etc that has been produced but is not needed or used [↪ lake]
food/butter etc mountain
PEDF4 to treat a problem as if it was very serious when in fact it is not
make a mountain out of a molehill
5 used to say that someone has a lot of work to do to achieve their aim, especially when you believe it will be difficult
