- The definition of an alamo is a poplar tree from the southwest area of the United States.
An example of an alamo is a cottonwood tree.
- Alamo is defined as a mission in San Antonio, Texas that was used as a fort during the Texas revolution.
An example of the Alamo is the site of 187 Texan deaths in 1836.
The famous Alamo mission in San Antonio.
Origin of alamoSpanish álamo, poplar tree
Origin of AlamoSp: see alamo
façade of the chapel at the Alamo
San Antonio, Texas
nounpl. al·a·mos Southwestern US
Origin of alamoSpanish álamo.