Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- An arid region of southern California and Nevada southeast of the Sierra Nevada. Once part of an ancient inland sea, the desert was formed by volcanic action and by materials deposited by the Colorado River.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a desert area in southern California and western Arizona
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Examples
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The Mojave Desert is the smallest of the four American deserts.
Mojave desert 2008
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Mr. Senesac calls the Mojave Desert, which extends from Southern California into Nevada, southwest Utah and northwest Arizona, one of the most impressive flower zones in the world, "where species from nearby areas like the Sierra Nevada mountains have somehow found a niche in the desert environment."
Deserts in Bloom 2008
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The catch is the vehicles cannot have drivers, animals, or be operated remotely in the long dash into the Mojave Desert, which is scheduled to begin at sunrise March 13 in the Los Angeles area.
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The catch is the vehicles cannot have drivers, animals, or be operated remotely in the long dash into the Mojave Desert, which is scheduled to begin at sunrise March 13 in the Los Angeles area.
Archive 2003-08-01 2003
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The catch is the vehicles cannot have drivers, animals, or be operated remotely in the long dash into the Mojave Desert, which is scheduled to begin at sunrise March 13 in the Los Angeles area.
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U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) concluded that a mega-solar project under development in the Mojv would kill (or displace) scores of an endangered species of desert tortoise that call the Mojave Desert home.
Forbes.com: News William Pentland 2011
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Deep in the Mojave Desert is a stretch of long forgotten paths that few men have ventured down.
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The Mojave Desert is a vital resource to California and the nation.
AroundTheCapitol.com 2009
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The Mojave Desert is a vital resource to California and the nation.
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Owens Dry Lake in the Mojave Desert is the real world location for Nimbus III.
TrekMovie.com 2009
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