St. Bernard
[ seynt ber-nahrd; for 1, 2 also French sanber-nar ]
/ ˌseɪnt bərˈnɑrd; for 1, 2 also French sɛ̃ bɛrˈnar /
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noun
Great, a mountain pass between SW Switzerland and NW Italy, in the Pennine Alps: Napoleon led his army through it in 1800; location of a hospice. 8,108 feet (2,470 meters) high.
Little, a mountain pass between SE France and NW Italy, in the Alps, S of Mont Blanc. 7,177 feet (2,185 meters) high.
one of a breed of very large dogs having a massive head and a dense coat, bred in the Swiss Alps as guide dogs and used to rescue lost, snowbound travelers.
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stay stitching, stay the course, stay with, S.T.B., stbd., St. Bernard, St. Brieuc, St.-Bruno-de-Montarville, STC, St. Catharines, St. Charles
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