English Explanatory Dictionary

Groom Lake

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The Area 51 military base in Nevada, United States.

Word forms

Groom Lake

Etymology

After Groom Lake, a dry lake or salt flat next to its airfield, itself named after Groom Range, a mountain range wherein (its southern part) it was discovered, renamed in 1864 after Bob Groom, who discovered minerals in the range.

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