rincón

American  

[ring-kohn] / rɪŋˈkoʊn /

noun

plural

rincóns, rincónes

1. Southwestern U.S., Geography. a space bounded on all but one side, such as an angular recess in a rockface or mountainside or a bend in a river.

2. Southwestern U.S., Geography. a small, sheltered piece of land in a valley or on the leeside of a mountain.

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Example Sentences

Elizabeth Uribe, who is friends with Gladdys, checked in on her parents throughout the day as they sheltered inside a hotel in Rincón de Guayabitos, a beach town not far from Puerto Vallarta.

From Los Angeles Times

Engineer Edward Rincon, who had been on Engine 23 retrieving hoses the day before, pulled up to the same cul-de-sac.

From Los Angeles Times

Like Rincon, he stayed with his vehicle.

From Los Angeles Times

Rio Tinto secured nearly $1.2 billion in financing for its $2.5 billion Rincon lithium project in Argentina.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Rincon project in Salta Province targets 60,000 tons a year of battery-grade lithium carbonate capacity.

From The Wall Street Journal