Alamo
WordNet
noun
(1) 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
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Proper noun
- An infamous fort in San Antonio, Texas, USA.
- Something heavily guarded.
- 2008, BBC Sport - Barnsley 1-0 Chelsea
- 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.