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).

Rushmore

/ ˈrʌʃmɔː /

noun

1. 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)

Example Sentences

He still has his Blockbuster rental card from childhood, where he says renting movies like “Rushmore,” “Raising Arizona” and “The Graduate” opened up a whole new world to him.

From Los Angeles Times

His all-American good looks couldn't be ignored: Redford was once described as "a chunk of Mount Rushmore levered into stonewashed denims".

From BBC

“Honestly, I saw her and ... she helped me pull it out,” said Gauff, who later told reporters that her “Mount Rushmore of athletes” consisted of Biles and tennis legend Serena Williams.

From Los Angeles Times

Rushmore makeover to honor the profound contributions to cowardice in the votes surrounding this act.

From Los Angeles Times

Rushmore of celebrity stoners — they become reanimated and engaging.

From Los Angeles Times