Chapultepec

[ chuh-puhl-tuh-pek; Spanish chah-pool-te-pek ]

/ tʃəˈpʌl təˌpɛk; Spanish tʃɑˌpul tɛˈpɛk /

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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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Words nearby Chapultepec

chapter head, chapter house, chapter ring, chapter stop, chaptrel, Chapultepec, chaqueta, char, char-à-banc, characin, character

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 Bancroft
The 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 Bancroft
To-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. Ingersoll
It rises from the plain much as Chapultepec rises from the plain of Mexico.
The Old World and Its Ways|William Jennings Bryan

Chapultepec was a strong, well-fortified and well-armed fort.
General Scott|General Marcus J. Wright