Camelot

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

Camelot [Camelot] BrE NAmE
1. 1 according to tradition, the wonderful and magic place where King Arthur lived with his family and the ↑Knights of the Round Table. Some people believe Camelot was in what is now ↑Winchester. Others think it was in ↑Somerset, ↑Cornwall or Caerleon in south-east Wales.
2. 2 the name of the company that runs Britain’s ↑National Lottery.
3. 3 a name that was associated with the presidency of John F ↑Kennedy, used to describe the atmosphere of the ↑White House at the time. After Kennedy was killed his wife quoted the lines from a song in the musical Camelot which she said was her husband’s favourite:. Don’t let it be forgot, That once there was a spot For one brief shining moment That was known as Camelot.