St. Moritz

[ moh-rits, maw-, muh-; mawr-its, mohr- ]

noun

1. a resort town in SE Switzerland: a popular center for winter sports. 6,037 feet (1,840 meters) high.

Example Sentences

Then, right before the 1948 Winter Games in St. Moritz, Wurtele Eaves broke her ankle when a teammate accidentally skied into her at the bottom of the hill.

From Seattle Times

Although not in the race itself, Alcott wanted to experience tobogganing head-first down the polished track, which covers 1.2km from St Moritz to Celerina.

From BBC

The highest, biggest, and wealthiest ski resorts, Zermatt or St Moritz, will survive for now, Professor Brönnimann believes.

From BBC

Aiming to avoid construction costs and potential white elephant venues, the IOC wanted Italy to use an existing track — with two nearby options in St. Moritz, Switzerland and Igls, Austria.

From Seattle Times

Aiming to avoid construction costs and potential white elephant venues, the IOC wants the Winter Games opening in just two years’ time to use an existing track — with two nearby options in St. Moritz, Switzerland and Igls, Austria.

From Seattle Times