St. Gotthard
[ seynt got-erd; German zahngkt gawt-hahrt ]
noun
a mountain range in S Switzerland; a part of the Alps; highest peak, 10,490 feet (3,195 meters).
a mountain pass over this range. 6,935 feet (2,115 meters) high.
a railway tunnel under this pass. 9¼ miles (15 km) long.
- French St. Go·thard [san-gaw-tar]. /sɛ̃ gɔˈtær/.
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How to use St. Gotthard in a sentence
Now they are to have spiral tunnels, or rather one long one, on the St. Gotthard plan.
The Life of Mrs. Humphry Ward | Janet Penrose TrevelyanOn the next day it rained, but he was off for the St. Gotthard pass.
Twenty Years in Europe | Samuel H. M. ByersHe was killed at the battle of St Gotthard on the 1st of August 1664.
The famous St. Gotthard railroad is also built along this mountain side.
The Overall Boys in Switzerland | Eulalie Osgood GroverIn the same year he fought with distinction at the battle of St Gotthard, in which he captured a standard from the Turks.
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