Avalon

or Av·al·lon

[ av-uh-lon ]

noun

, Celtic Legend.

1. 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

1. Celtic myth an island paradise in the western seas: in Arthurian legend it is where King Arthur was taken after he was mortally wounded

Word History and Origins

Origin of Avalon¹

< Medieval Latin ( insula ) avallonis (Geoffrey of Monmouth) (island) of Avallon, literally, apple tree (island) < a British Celtic stem for apple tree, cognate with Welsh afall (plural collective), Middle Breton avallenn (singular), Old Irish aball (feminine) < *ǫbǫl-n-, cognate with Slavic *( j ) ablanĭ; apple

Word History and Origins

Origin of Avalon¹

from Medieval Latin insula avallonis island of Avalon, from Old Welsh aballon apple

Example Sentences

Avalon at Hesperia Christian, 12:30 p.m.

From Los Angeles Times

Faced with mounting debt, the band took that 16-track recorder to capture live performances at the Fillmore West and the Avalon, making “Live/Dead,” the album that righted them financially with Warner while also capturing the open-ended improvisations the band played onstage.

From Los Angeles Times

The series of shakers began at 4:11 p.m. with a magnitude 3.1 earthquake 27 miles from Avalon, according to the U.S.

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Start: Start at the Avalon Pier, where you’ll take the ferry to Long Beach, or start at Long Beach.

From Los Angeles Times

Just after 8 p.m., deputies at the sheriff’s Avalon station on the island received a 911 emergency notification from a cellphone alerting them that the plane had been in a collision involving injuries and sent them GPS coordinates, the Sheriff’s Department said in a news release.

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