Death Valley

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A valley in eastern California, remarkable for being the lowest-elevated place in North America, and the hottest place on Earth during summer.
  2. A national park in California and Nevada that includes said valley.
  3. Any foreboding location.
  4. A nickname for Memorial Stadium, a football stadium in Clemson, South Carolina.
  5. A nickname for Tiger Stadium, a football stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Word forms

Death Valley

Etymology

Commonly connected to the Death Valley '49ers, a group of prospectors on the way to Gold Country, see quotations.

Derived words

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