alamo

¹ American  

[al-uh-moh, ah-luh-] / ˈæl əˌmoʊ, ˈɑ lə- /

noun

Southwestern U.S.

plural

alamos

1. a poplar.

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Alamo ² American  

[al-uh-moh] / ˈæl əˌmoʊ /

noun

1. a Franciscan mission in San Antonio, Texas, besieged by Mexicans on February 23, 1836, during the Texan war for independence and taken on March 6, 1836, with its entire garrison killed.

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Alamo British  

/ ˈæləˌməʊ /

noun

1. a mission in San Antonio, Texas, the site of a siege and massacre in 1836 by Mexican forces under Santa Anna of a handful of American rebels fighting for Texan independence from Mexico

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Alamo Cultural  

1. A fort, once a chapel, in San Antonio, Texas, where a group of Americans made a heroic stand against a much larger Mexican force in 1836, during the war for Texan independence from Mexico. The Mexicans, under General Santa Anna, besieged the Alamo and eventually killed all of the defenders, including Davy Crockett.

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Rallying under the cry “Remember the Alamo!”, Texans later forced the Mexicans to recognize the independent republic of Texas.

Etymology

Origin of alamo

First recorded in 1830–40, alamo is from the Spanish word álamo poplar, ultimately < a pre-Roman language of Iberia

Example Sentences

It was, he told Squire, a "Flaming Alamo".

From BBC

They found an address that Harp believed was likely to feature a Flaming Alamo brick wall, and was on the sofa customer-base list.

From BBC

Meanwhile in downtown L.A., the Bloc opened in the former Macy’s Plaza, eventually signing buzzworthy tenants like Alamo Drafthouse Cinema.

From Los Angeles Times

If I’m in the mood for a movie, I would then head to the Alamo Drafthouse.

From Los Angeles Times

Coincidentally, it was Patterson’s old program, TCU, who ended the Trojans’ season a few days later with a walk-off touchdown in the Alamo Bowl.

From Los Angeles Times