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Area 51
[ air-ee-uh fif-tee-wuhn ]
noun
, Informal.
- a highly classified U.S. Air Force facility in southern Nevada. Area 51 has been the subject of speculation that the site is used to study and conceal evidence of UFO activity as well as visitations by extraterrestrials:
Just when I’m sure that all this UFO talk about Area 51 is plain nonsense, someone comes out with a new book or documentary to make me start wondering again.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Area 511
First recorded in 1955–60; from its CIA map designation. Area 51 was also previously referred to as “Paradise Ranch,” later shortened to “the Ranch” in order to make the facility sound more attractive to potential workers
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Example Sentences
“Something just told us that we were close,” Krans wrote at the time in a post on Roadrunners Internationale’s website, run by Area 51 veteran Barnes.
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