Definition of Rushmore

1. Noun. A mountain in the Black Hills of South Dakota; the likenesses of Washington and Jefferson and Lincoln and Roosevelt are carved on it.

Exact synonyms: Mount Rushmore, Mt. Rushmore
Group relationships: Coyote State, Mount Rushmore State, Sd, South Dakota, Black Hills
Generic synonyms: Mountain Peak

Lexicographical Neighbors of Rushmore

Rupicola rupicola
Ruptiliocarpon
Ruptiliocarpon caracolito
Ruritania
Ruritanian
Ruritanians
Rus
Rus'
Rus.
Ruscaceae
Ruscus
Ruscus aculeatus
Ruse
Rush
Rushdie
Rushmore (current term)
Rushton bodies
Ruskies
Ruskin
Ruskinian
Rusky
Russ
Russel
Russel Crouse
Russell
Russell's Periodontal Index
Russell's body
Russell's paradox
Russell's sign
Russell's syndrome

Literary usage of Rushmore

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Daily Geography Practice by Leland Graham, Evan-Moor Educational Publishers, Sandi Johnson (2004)
"Mount Rushmore Tuesday 1. 4 presidents 2. George Washington Wednesday 1. ... Mount Rushmore Introducing the Map Ask students to name a famous statue. ..."

2. Long Island Genealogies: Families of Albertson, Andrews, Bedell, Birdsall by Mary Powell (Seaman) Bunker (1895)
"THOMAS1 Rushmore in Hempstead in 1659, ... In 1703, Thomas2 Rushmore and wife Sarah had : THOMAS3 m. ... Rushmore and Phebe (Townsend) of Westbury ..."

3. Transactions by European Orthodontic Society, Lina Oswald, Northern Ohio Dental Society, Ossory Archaeological Society, Wentworth Historical Society, Society of Automobile Engineers (1910)
"By AIEE ELECTRIC MINE HOISTS BY DB Rushmore AND KA PAULY Of primary importance in mine installations is the hoist, which has a yery direct bearing on the ..."

4. Some Records of the Later Life of Harriet, Countess Granville by Susan H. Oldfield (1901)
"CHAPTER IV Lady Granville at Rushmore—Her admiration of its beauty and ... Rushmore is a part of old Cranborne Chase, and the house is surrounded by woods, ..."

5. Transactions of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers by American Institute of Electrical Engineers (1913)
"By AIEE GENERATOR AND PRIME MOVER CAPACITIES BY DAVID B. Rushmore AND ERIC A. LOF The chief distinctive characteristic ..."

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