Uspallata Pass

[ oos-pah-yah-tuh; Spanish oos-pah-yah-tah ]

/ ˌus pɑˈyɑ tə; Spanish ˌus pɑˈyɑ tɑ /

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noun

a mountain pass in S South America, in the Andes, connecting Mendoza, Argentina, and Santiago, Chile. About 12,600 feet (3,840 meters) high.

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Also called La Cumbre.

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How to use Uspallata Pass in a sentence

San Francisco was the first city to pass one in 2006; since then, 14 other cities and three states have followed suit.
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“They just walk around, they ride in their patrol cars, and they just pass by,” he said.
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Let the thought of self pass in, and the beauty of great action is gone, like the bloom from a soiled flower.
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The riches of the unjust shall be dried up like a river, and shall pass away with a noise like a great thunder in rain.
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But men, through neglecting the rules of health, pass quickly to old age, and die before reaching that term.
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Madame and myself had just been regretting that we should have to pass the evening in this miserable hole of a town.
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He shall pass into strange countries: for he shall try good and evil among men.
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British Dictionary definitions for Uspallata Pass

Uspallata Pass

/ (ˌuːspəˈlɑːtə, Spanish uspaˈʎata) /

noun

a pass over the Andes in S South America, between Mendoza (Argentina) and Santiago (Chile). Height: 3840 m (12 600 ft)Also called: La Cumbre

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