Mojave Desert
or Mohave Desert
a desert in S California: part of the Great Basin. About 15,000 sq. mi. (38,850 sq. km).
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You’ll find ample camping both inside and out of the park, but if you’re looking to post up somewhere with a few more amenities, these stunning Airbnbs come with Mojave Desert views, Instagrammable hot tubs, and outdoor fire pits.
Almost achingly authentic—it might as well be 1926 again—this Mojave Desert stretch of Old Route 66 is the least adulterated remnant of the iconic road.
In 1902, deep in the Mojave Desert in California, a man named William Henry Schmidt began chiseling.
For these people the disaster over the Mojave Desert is a sobering wake-up call.
Virgin Galactic’s Flight Path to Disaster: A Clash of High Risk and Hyperbole | Clive Irving | November 1, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn California, he recreated ground battles in the Mojave Desert, using fake tanks (metal frames covered in canvas).
Our first night's camp was out on the barren waterless plain, now known as the Mojave Desert.
Death Valley in '49 | William Lewis ManlyFor a few hours we retraced our way and then turned eastward across the edge of the great Mojave Desert.
In to the Yukon | William Seymour EdwardsI raised turtles out on the Mojave Desert one spell and fed 'em on nothing but grass.
Sigurd Our Golden Collie and Other Comrades of the Road | Katharine Lee BatesIn the southern part of the Mojave Desert a low hill stands somewhat apart from the foot-hills beyond, and back of it.
Old Mission Stories of California | Charles Franklin CarterSomehow the elective system had enabled them "to get by" in a state of mind that resembled the Mojave Desert.
The Prodigal Village | Irving Bacheller
British Dictionary definitions for Mojave Desert
a desert in S California, south of the Sierra Nevada: part of the Great Basin. Area: 38 850 sq km (15 000 sq miles)
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Cultural definitions for Mojave Desert
[ (moh-hah-vee) ]
Area of low, barren mountains and flat valleys in southern California.
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