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alamo

1

[ al-uh-moh, ah-luh- ]

noun

Southwestern U.S.
plural alamos.
  1. a poplar.


Alamo

2

[ al-uh-moh ]

noun

  1. a Franciscan mission in San Antonio, Texas, besieged by Mexicans on February 23, 1836, during the Texan war for independence and taken on March 6, 1836, with its entire garrison killed.

Alamo

/ ˈæəˌəʊ /

noun

  1. the Alamo
    a mission in San Antonio, Texas, the site of a siege and massacre in 1836 by Mexican forces under Santa Anna of a handful of American rebels fighting for Texan independence from Mexico
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Alamo

  1. A fort, once a chapel, in San Antonio, Texas , where a group of Americans made a heroic stand against a much larger Mexican force in 1836, during the war for Texan independence from Mexico . The Mexicans, under General Santa Anna, besieged the Alamo and eventually killed all of the defenders, including Davy Crockett .
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Notes

Rallying under the cry “ Remember the Alamo! ”, Texans later forced the Mexicans to recognize the independent republic of Texas.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of alamo1

First recorded in 1830–40, alamo is from the Spanish word á poplar, ultimately < a pre-Roman language of Iberia
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Example Sentences

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The proposed tower would be one of the city’s tallest at 53 stories, rising in the center of one the city’s densest mixed-use complexes called the Bloc that already has office and hotel towers as well an Alamo Drafthouse cineplex, stores and restaurants.

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At the baby-friendly screenings — which ended at the El Capitan but are still offered at Alamo Drafthouse — babies were allowed to wail over the lowered movie volume.

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I went to college in Austin and, of course, we had Alamo Drafthouse.

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I have been sickened by the lingering scent of buffalo cauliflower bites at Alamo Drafthouse far too often for my liking.

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We have Crunchyroll, we have Alamo Drafthouse and we’re looking at location-based entertainment projects.

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