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 Carmel-by-the-Sea. a town in western California, on the Pacific Ocean: artists' colony and resort.

4. a female given name.

Carmel

/ ˈkɑːməl /

noun

1. a mountain ridge in NW Israel, extending from the Samarian Hills to the Mediterranean. Highest point: about 540 m (1800 ft)

Word History and Origins

Origin of Carmel¹

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

Example Sentences

He lives at Tirat Carmel in northern Israel, and is the father of a now five-year-old girl, who lives with her mother in Russia.

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American Gretchen Walsh capped a record-setting week at the short course swimming World Cup event in Carmel, Indiana, with a dominant triumph in the 100m butterfly on Sunday.

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Marchand's runner-up finish in 2:02.00 means he departs Carmel without a victory, having finished second in the 200m backstroke and third in the 400m free on Friday and second to training partner Shaine Casas in the 200m medley on Saturday.

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Gretchen Walsh shattered her own short course world record in the 50m butterfly on Saturday with a victory in 23.72sec at the World Cup event in Carmel, Indiana.

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Australian Kaylee McKeown clocked a sizzling 25.42sec to win the women's 50m backstroke at the World Cup short course meeting in Carmel, Indiana, on Friday.

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