Mount Rushmore

English

Etymology

Named after businessman Charles E. Rushmore (1857–1931).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌmaʊnt ˈɹʌʃmɔː(ɹ)/

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Proper noun

Mount Rushmore

1. A famous mountain in the Black Hills with the heads of four US presidents carved into it.

Noun

Mount Rushmore (plural Mount Rushmores)

1. (by extension) The four most important people in a particular field or category.
   • 2020 March 27, Cade Metz, “The Week in Tech: We’re Testing How Much the Internet Can Handle”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     In the long run, the companies behind all this technology could emerge from the pandemic as an even greater force in our lives. So said a Mount Rushmore of Times tech reporters: Daisuke Wakabayashi, Jack Nicas, Steve Lohr and Mike Isaac.

Alternative forms

• Rushmore

Further reading

• Mount Rushmore on Wikipedia.Wikipedia