Rushmore

[ ruhsh-mawr, -mohr ]

noun
  1. Mount, a peak in the Black Hills of South Dakota that is a memorial (Mount Rushmore National Memorial ) having 60-foot (18-meter) busts of Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt, carved into its face between 1927 and 1941, from a design by and under the direction of Gutzon Borglum. 5,600 feet (1,707 meters).

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How to use Rushmore in a sentence

  • Over at CNN, Clinton strategist Paul Begala laid out the case for why Pelosi belongs on a “Mount Rushmore for Speakers.”

    Pelosi's Next Move | Rebecca Dana, Samuel P. Jacobs | November 4, 2010 | THE DAILY BEAST
  • All through the long winter months Raymond had lived at the big camp with no other companion than Jeb Rushmore.

    Tom Slade on the River | Percy K. Fitzhugh
  • Jeb Rushmore strolled down to where Raymond sat on the rough bench outside the provision cabin, facing the lake.

    Tom Slade on the River | Percy K. Fitzhugh
  • So was Mr. Ellsworth who poked up the fire and resumed his seat on the old bench beside Jeb Rushmore.

    Tom Slade on the River | Percy K. Fitzhugh
  • Jeb Rushmore waved pleasantly to them from the distant end of the long board and they acknowledged his salute.

    Tom Slade on the River | Percy K. Fitzhugh
  • Jeb Rushmore sat at the head of the table, one of the two visiting trustees on either hand.

    Tom Slade on the River | Percy K. Fitzhugh

British Dictionary definitions for Rushmore

Rushmore

/ (ˈrʌʃmɔː) /


noun
  1. Mount Rushmore a mountain in W South Dakota, in the Black Hills: a national memorial, with the faces of Washington, Lincoln, Jefferson, and Roosevelt carved into its side by Gutzon Borglum between 1927 and 1941. Height: 1841 m (6040 ft)

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