Associations to the word «Alamo»

Wiktionary

ALAMO, noun. A poplar tree of Southwestern U.S.; the cottonwood.
ALAMO, proper noun. A fort in San Antonio, Texas, USA, site of the Battle of the Alamo.

Dictionary definition

ALAMO, noun. A siege and massacre at a mission in San Antonio in 1836; Mexican forces under Santa Anna besieged and massacred American rebels who were fighting to make Texas independent of Mexico.

Wise words

All our words from loose using have lost their edge.
Ernest Hemingway