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Carmel

[ kahr-muhl, kahr-mel kahr-muhl kahr-mel ]

noun

  1. Mount Carmel, a mountain range in northwestern Israel, near the Mediterranean coast. Highest point, 1,818 feet (554 meters). 14 miles (23 kilometers) long.
  2. a town in central Indiana.
  3. Also called Car·mel-by-the-Sea [kahr-, mel, -bahy-, th, uh, -, see]. a town in western California, on the Pacific Ocean: artists' colony and resort.
  4. a female given name.


Carmel

/ ˈkɑːməl /

noun

  1. Mount Carmel
    a mountain ridge in NW Israel, extending from the Samarian Hills to the Mediterranean. Highest point: about 540 m (1800 ft)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Carmel1

From Latin Carmel, Carmēlus, from Greek Kármēlos, from Hebrew karmel “garden, orchard”
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Example Sentences

Cast your eyes in any direction as Highway 1 sinuously traces the sheer cliffs, coves, and beaches of the California coast from Carmel to San Simeon—soul-stirring sights everywhere.

For that, we go back to Jim Brainard, the mayor of Carmel, Indiana, the roundabout capital of the United States.

There could of course be other, non-roundabout reasons why Carmel is so much safer.

Writer and director Sam Levinson wrangled a way to film Malcolm & Marie in June and early July 2020, pairing his Euphoria star Zendaya with John David Washington at the famous Caterpillar House near Carmel, California.

From Vox

Actually, “Drag Queen Barbie is the most fabulous Barbie yet,” adds Carmel Lobello at Death and Taxes.

The Carmel blaze was a failed test, both horrible and useful.

Strong easterly winds drove the fire down the westerly slopes of the Carmel Range.

And gladness and joy shall be taken away from Carmel, and there shall be no rejoicing nor shouting in the vineyards.

It is two miles from Jericho bridge to Carmel Church, which stands in a beautiful grove of oaks.

The second Mission was built on the Carmel River, a little distance from the site of the first altar.

It comes to the coast directly at the north end of Carmel, and there the plain is a wide and noble one.

At some distance to our left, we had the north end of Mount Carmel in view, with the Latin monastery on the top of it.

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