donner pass

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Definition
  1. Proper noun:
    • A specific mountain pass in the Sierra Nevada range: Donner Pass is a mountain pass located in northeastern California, near Lake Tahoe, in the United States. It is historically significant due to the tragic events that occurred there in the winter of 1846-1847 involving the Donner Party, a group of American pioneers.
Usage
  • Proper noun:
    • The route over Donner Pass is a major transportation corridor.
    • Donner Pass receives heavy snowfall in the winter.
    • The history of Donner Pass is a somber chapter in the story of westward expansion.
Advanced Usage
  • Historical Reference: The term is often used to refer specifically to the site of the Donner Party tragedy, where some survivors resorted to cannibalism.
    • The story of the Donner Party is inextricably linked to Donner Pass.
Variants and Related Words
  • Donner Party (noun): The group of American pioneers who became trapped by snow in the Sierra Nevada mountains near Donner Pass in the winter of 1846-1847.
    • The Donner Party faced extreme hardship.
Synonyms
  • Mountain pass: A general term for a route through a mountain range.
  • Summit: The highest point of a mountain pass.
Related Phrases
  • To cross Donner Pass: To travel over this specific geographic location.
    • They planned to cross Donner Pass before the first snow.
Related Idioms
Noun
  1. a mountain pass in northeastern California near Lake Tahoe; site where in 1844 some members of an emigrant party survived by eating those who had died

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