alamo (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *Alamo*:
NOUN	act	Alamo	a siege and massacre at a mission in San Antonio in 1836

Alamo > pronunciation
Sounds	ae'lahmow
Rhymes	ammo ... sumo: 20 rhymes with mow...

English > *Alamo*: 1 sense > noun 1, act
Meaning	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.
Instance of	siege, besieging, beleaguering, military blockade	The action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack
Instance of	slaughter, massacre, mass murder, carnage, butchery	The savage and excessive killing of many people
Region	San Antonio	A city of south central Texas

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