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Groom Lake

Groom Lake proper noun: the Area 51 military base in Nevada, United States.

Proper noun

Groom Lake

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

Origin of Groom Lake

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.

Questions about Groom Lake

What does Groom Lake mean?
Groom Lake means the Area 51 military base in Nevada, United States.
What part of speech is Groom Lake?
Groom Lake is a proper noun.

Words near Groom Lake in the dictionary

  1. Gronskis
  2. grook
  3. grooks
  4. grool
  5. groom
  6. Groom Lake
  7. groom of the stool
  8. groom's cake
  9. groom-in-waiting
  10. groom-porter
  11. groom-porters

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