Chillon

[ shuh-lon, shil-uh n; French shee-yawn ]

/ ʃəˈlɒn, ˈʃɪl ən; French ʃiˈyɔ̃ /

an ancient castle in W Switzerland, at the end of Lake Geneva.

Example sentences from the Web for chillon

If the lake was ever sounded from Chillon, it was probably sounded in metres, not fathoms.

Modern Painters Vol. III. |John Ruskin
Sixty meters from the Castle of Chillon it is sixty-four meters deep and shelves rapidly to three times that depth.

The Spell of Switzerland |Nathan Haskell Dole
Chillon arrived from England to see the common grave of both his parents.

The Amazing Marriage, Complete |George Meredith
Thus they set out on the road which led along the shore of the lake towards the Castle of Chillon.

Rollo in Geneva |Jacob Abbott

Just as her father would have—treated the matter, she said: 'Are we sorry for what has happened, Chillon?'

The Amazing Marriage, Complete |George Meredith

Chillon

/ (ʃɪˈlɒn, French ʃijɔ̃) /

a castle in W Switzerland, in Vaud at the E end of Lake Geneva