Rushmore

American  

[ruhsh-mawr, -mohr] / ˈrʌʃ mɔr, -moʊr /

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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Rushmore British  

/ 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)

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Example Sentences

For many filmgoers though, he was simply the best-looking cinema star in the world - once described as "a chunk of Mount Rushmore levered into stonewashed denims".

From BBC

The company running the Mount Rushmore shoot, called the Strategy Group, does not appear on public documents about the contract.

From Salon

“The cowboys in the desert and Mt. Rushmore and being on the road with the gas stations and the eight-hour drives — it’s like a dream. I love it.”

From Los Angeles Times

“When you look at the Mt. Rushmore of Los Angeles radio stations, KFI is either up there or it deserves to be,” Searight said.

From Los Angeles Times

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