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Avalon
[ av-uh-lon ]
noun
- an island, represented as an earthly paradise in the western seas, to which King Arthur and other heroes were carried at death.
Avalon
/ ˈævəˌlɒn /
noun
- Celtic myth an island paradise in the western seas: in Arthurian legend it is where King Arthur was taken after he was mortally wounded
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Origin of Avalon1
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Origin of Avalon1
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Example Sentences
In The Fall of Arthur, when Tolkien writes of Avalon, he means that same elvish island.
But you had to give up everything and get into a boat without oar or sails if you wanted to find Avalon or the Glassy Isle.
The summer of 1917 will never be forgotten by those fishermen who were fortunate enough to be at Avalon.
There is bad blood between Avalon boatmen and these foreign market fishermen.
The standard raised at Avalon has been to haul in as many of the biggest fish in the least possible time.
During the summer months Avalon is gay, colorful, happy, and mirthful with its crowds of tourists and summer visitors.
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