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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.
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Now they are to have spiral tunnels, or rather one long one, on the St. Gotthard plan.
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On the next day it rained, but he was off for the St. Gotthard pass.
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He was killed at the battle of St Gotthard on the 1st of August 1664.
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The famous St. Gotthard railroad is also built along this mountain side.
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In 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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