US /ˈmʊrˌsaɪd/ UK /ˈmɔːsaɪd/
noun Freq #204311

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    the side, slope, or edge of a moor

    A narrow stream had cut a deep hollow into the brown moorside.

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Synonyms
1 noun · the side, slope, or edge of... moor slopemoorland slopeside of a moor
Word family
Derived forms moorsides

Etymology

A transparent English compound of moor, 'open uncultivated upland,' + side. It denotes the flank, slope, or margin of a moor and also occurs in British place names for settlements beside moorland.

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