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Furnace Creek

Furnace Creek proper noun: a census-designated place in Inyo County, California, United States.

Proper noun

Furnace Creek

  1. A census-designated place in Inyo County, California, United States.
    • Temperatures in Death Valley, which runs along part of central California’s border with Nevada, reached 128F (53.3C) on Sunday at the aptly named Furnace Creek, the National Weather Service said.2023 July 17, “Death Valley approaches global heat record as US reels from extreme weather”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

Questions about Furnace Creek

What does Furnace Creek mean?
Furnace Creek means a census-designated place in Inyo County, California, United States.
What part of speech is Furnace Creek?
Furnace Creek is a proper noun.

Words near Furnace Creek in the dictionary

  1. furmint
  2. furmints
  3. furmity
  4. furn
  5. furnace
  6. Furnace Creek
  7. furnaced
  8. furnaceless
  9. furnacelike
  10. furnaceman
  11. furnacemen

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