Chapultepec
[ chuh-puhl-tuh-pek; Spanish chah-pool-te-pek ]
noun
a fortress and military school at the outskirts of Mexico City: captured by U.S. forces (1847) in the Mexican War; now a park.
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How to use Chapultepec in a sentence
His likeness is said to have been sculptured with those of his predecessors on the cliff at Chapultepec.
The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume 5 | Hubert Howe BancroftThe story of their overthrow at Chapultepec is a brief one, as told by the Spanish writers.
The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume 5 | Hubert Howe BancroftTo-day we remember the gallant men who bore our flag in triumph from the Rio Grande to the heights of Chapultepec.
The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 9 (of 12) | Robert G. IngersollIt rises from the plain much as Chapultepec rises from the plain of Mexico.
The Old World and Its Ways | William Jennings BryanChapultepec was a strong, well-fortified and well-armed fort.
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