Avalon

American  

[av-uh-lon] / ˈæv əˌlɒn /

Or Avallon

noun

Celtic Legend.

1. an island, represented as an earthly paradise in the western seas, to which King Arthur and other heroes were carried at death.

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Avalon British  

/ ˈævəˌlɒn /

noun

1. Celtic myth an island paradise in the western seas: in Arthurian legend it is where King Arthur was taken after he was mortally wounded

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Etymology

Origin of Avalon

< Medieval Latin ( insula ) avallonis (Geoffrey of Monmouth) (island) of Avallon, literally, apple tree (island) < a British Celtic stem for apple tree, cognate with Welsh afall (plural collective), Middle Breton avallenn (singular), Old Irish aball (feminine) < *ǫbǫl-n-, cognate with Slavic *( j ) ablanĭ; apple

Example Sentences

The earthquake occurred 13 miles from Los Angeles, 14 miles from Palos Verdes Estates, 14 miles from Rolling Hills Estates and 14 miles from Avalon on Catalina Island.

From Los Angeles Times

Foreign automakers pulled back from sedans as well, killing dozens of models in the past decade, such as the Toyota Avalon and Nissan Maxima.

From The Wall Street Journal

The mermaids of the lagoon in Peter Pan and the enchanted island of Avalon from the legends of King Arthur.

From Literature

A handful of deer in Avalon, Catalina’s only city, will be sterilized and allowed to live out their days on the island.

From Los Angeles Times

Several other infrastructure projects are on the horizon, such as the Maritime Support Facility being developed on 80 acres of land on Terminal Island as well as the Avalon Pedestrian Bridge, which will offer access to the new Wilmington Waterfront Promenade.

From Los Angeles Times