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- DictionaryRush·more, Mount/mount ˈrəSHˌmôr/
- 1. a mountain in the Black Hills of South Dakota, noted for its giant busts of four US presidents—George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln—carved 1927–41 under the direction of sculptor Gutzon Borglum (1867–1941).
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Definitions of Rushmore. noun. a mountain in the Black Hills of South Dakota; the likenesses of Washington and Jefferson and Lincoln and Roosevelt are carved on it. synonyms: Mount Rushmore, Mt. Rushmore.
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noun. Mount Rushmore. a mountain in W South Dakota, in the Black Hills: a national memorial, with the faces of Washington, Lincoln, Jefferson, and Roosevelt carved into its side by Gutzon Borglum between 1927 and 1941. Height: 1841 m (6040 ft)
Rushmore in American English ( ˈrʌʃˌmɔr ) Mount mountain in the Black Hills , W S. Dak ., on which are carved huge heads (60 ft, 18 m, high) of U.S. presidents Washington , Jefferson , Lincoln , & Theodore Roosevelt : 6,200 ft (1,890 m)
Jun 12, 2024 · Rushmore in American English ( ˈrʌʃˌmɔr ) Mount mountain in the Black Hills , W S. Dak ., on which are carved huge heads (60 ft, 18 m, high) of U.S. presidents Washington , Jefferson , Lincoln , & Theodore Roosevelt : 6,200 ft (1,890 m)
The Mount Rushmore National Memorial is a national memorial centered on a colossal sculpture carved into the granite face of Mount Rushmore (Lakota: Tȟuŋkášila Šákpe, or Six Grandfathers) in the Black Hills near Keystone, South Dakota, United States.
Rush·more. (rŭsh′môr′), Mount. A mountain, 1,745 m (5,725 ft) high, in the Black Hills of western South Dakota. Its monument with massive carved likenesses of Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt was carved under the direction of Gutzon Borglum.
Dec 16, 2009 · Mount Rushmore is a sculpture of four U.S. presidents' faces carved into a mountain in South Dakota. Learn about its origins, construction, significance and challenges from Native American and environmental perspectives.
