Associations to the word «Presidio»

Wiktionary

PRESIDIO, noun. A garrisoned place, especially one that is or was, at one time, under Spanish control.

Dictionary definition

PRESIDIO, noun. A fortress established in the southwestern United States by the Spanish in order to protect their missions and other holdings; "Tucson was first settled as a walled presidio".

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley