Associations to the word «Alamos»

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

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke