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groom lake

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.60 in modern English

Syllables
groom lake
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The Area 51 military base in Nevada, United States.

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.

Questions

What does groom lake mean?
The Area 51 military base in Nevada, United States.
Where does groom lake come from?
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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