alameda

Example Sentences

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The cathedral empties itself, as it were, into the alameda just after morning mass.

From Aztec Land by Ballou, Maturin Murray

Behind this is a beautiful old alameda of olives, at the upper end of which a modern orphanage, conducted by the Dominican Sisters, has been erected.

From The Old Franciscan Missions Of California by James, George Wharton

Gleaming white houses rose one above another among feathery palms, with a broad streak of darker green in their midst to mark the shady alameda.

From Brandon of the Engineers by Bindloss, Harold

The favorite promenade is the paseo, which runs for over a mile within the city proper, terminating at the alameda.

From Aztec Land by Ballou, Maturin Murray

A favorite dance, known here as the zama cueca, is often witnessed out-of-doors in retired corners of the plaza or the alameda, as well as elsewhere.

From Equatorial America Descriptive of a Visit to St. Thomas, Martinique, Barbadoes, and the Principal Capitals of South America by Ballou, Maturin Murray