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jornada
[ hawr-nah-duh; Spanish hawr-nah-thah ]
noun
, Southwestern U.S.
, plural jor·na·das [hawr-, nah, -d, uh, z, haw, r, -, nah, -, th, ahs].
- a full day's travel across a desert without a stop for taking on water.
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Theoretically, the Jornada was fifty miles wide here; in reality it was much wider; in seeming it was twice as wide.
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It is to be hoped that the fear of meeting with us will prevent them from coming into the Jornada north of the town.
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They are the panoramic views that present themselves during a single “Jornada.”
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Its fourth jornada (day's journey) brought it to the pretty valley where later was established the mission of San Luis Rey.
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The next jornada was a long one of four leagues, and their camp was on San Gregoria creek.
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