Alamo

Alamo
noun /ˈæləˌməʊ/
a) An infamous fort in San Antonio, Texas, USA.

The Barnsley penalty area resembled the Alamo in the final 15 minutes, but somehow the home side held firm to book their passage into the last four.

b) Something heavily guarded.

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  • Alamo — Alamo, CA U.S. Census Designated Place in California Population (2000): 15626 Housing Units (2000): 5497 Land area (2000): 20.573616 sq. miles (53.285418 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.003251 sq. miles (0.008421 sq. km) Total area (2000): 20.576867 …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • álamo — (Del gót. *alms; cf. nórd. almr, olmo). 1. m. Árbol de la familia de las Salicáceas, que se eleva a considerable altura, de hojas anchas con largos pecíolos, y flores laterales y colgantes. Crece en poco tiempo, y su madera, blanca y ligera,… …   Diccionario de la lengua española

  • ALAMO — (Atelier de littérature assistée par la mathématique et l’ordinateur) L’Atelier de littérature assistée par la mathématique et l’ordinateur (Alamo) a été créé en juillet 1981 à l’initiative de Jacques Roubaud et Paul Braffort et a reçu une… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • álamo — árbol de la familia de las Salicaceas. Se utilizan por sus propiedades medicinales como diuréticos las hojas del álamo temblón (Populus tremula) y del álamo negro (Populus nigra) monografía [véase http://www.iqb.es/cbasicas/farma/farma06/plantas/p… …   Diccionario médico

  • Alamo, CA — U.S. Census Designated Place in California Population (2000): 15626 Housing Units (2000): 5497 Land area (2000): 20.573616 sq. miles (53.285418 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.003251 sq. miles (0.008421 sq. km) Total area (2000): 20.576867 sq. miles …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Alamo, GA — U.S. city in Georgia Population (2000): 1943 Housing Units (2000): 414 Land area (2000): 1.915186 sq. miles (4.960310 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.005474 sq. miles (0.014177 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.920660 sq. miles (4.974487 sq. km) FIPS… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Alamo, IN — U.S. town in Indiana Population (2000): 137 Housing Units (2000): 53 Land area (2000): 0.057357 sq. miles (0.148553 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.057357 sq. miles (0.148553 sq. km) FIPS code …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Alamo, ND — U.S. city in North Dakota Population (2000): 51 Housing Units (2000): 43 Land area (2000): 0.542334 sq. miles (1.404638 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.022344 sq. miles (0.057870 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.564678 sq. miles (1.462508 sq. km) FIPS… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Alamo, NM — U.S. Census Designated Place in New Mexico Population (2000): 1183 Housing Units (2000): 272 Land area (2000): 39.670736 sq. miles (102.746730 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 39.670736 sq. miles… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Alamo, TN — U.S. town in Tennessee Population (2000): 2392 Housing Units (2000): 1076 Land area (2000): 2.150025 sq. miles (5.568538 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 2.150025 sq. miles (5.568538 sq. km) FIPS… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Alamo, TX — U.S. city in Texas Population (2000): 14760 Housing Units (2000): 6208 Land area (2000): 5.719155 sq. miles (14.812543 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 5.719155 sq. miles (14.812543 sq. km) FIPS… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

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