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Devils Postpile

Devils Postpile proper noun: an unusual rock formation of columnar basalt near Mammoth Mountain in Eastern California, United States, the site of a national monument.

devils postpile: an unusual rock formation of columnar basalt near Mammoth Mountain in Eastern California, United...
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Proper noun

Devils Postpile

  1. An unusual rock formation of columnar basalt near Mammoth Mountain in Eastern California, United States, the site of a national monument.

Origin of Devils Postpile

The monument was established in 1911 as "Devil Postpile National Monument" (no possessive) but is widely referred to as "Devils Postpile National Monument", and has been officially styled as plural without the apostrophe since the 1930s. An alternate historic name was Devil's Woodpile.

Questions about Devils Postpile

What does Devils Postpile mean?
Devils Postpile means an unusual rock formation of columnar basalt near Mammoth Mountain in Eastern California, United States, the site of a national monument.
What part of speech is Devils Postpile?
Devils Postpile is a proper noun.

Words near Devils Postpile in the dictionary

  1. Devils Hole
  2. Devils Hole pupfish
  3. devils in disguise
  4. Devils Lake
  5. devils on horseback
  6. Devils Postpile
  7. Devils River
  8. devilsclub
  9. devilshine
  10. devilship
  11. devilships

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