Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com

Rancho Palos Verdes

American  

noun

  1. a town in SW California.


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

In addition, some residents in Rancho Palos Verdes reported erroneously receiving shelter-in-place alerts from the city of L.A.’s emergency alert system.

From Los Angeles Times

The city of Rancho Palos Verdes released a statement via email and social media around 1:30 a.m.

From Los Angeles Times

Brad Heavner, executive director of the California Solar & Storage Assn., said the situation in Rancho Palos Verdes reminds him most of Puerto Rico, where officials are still struggling to provide dependable electricity more than eight years after Hurricane Maria wiped out much of the grid.

From Los Angeles Times

The whole process has become the new normal for them and most of their neighbors, since public utility companies cut service to much of Rancho Palos Verdes’ landslide zone more than a year ago, following months of unprecedented earth movement — making the Portuguese Bend community one of the state’s largest and unlikeliest off-grid communities.

From Los Angeles Times

The city of Rancho Palos Verdes also operates a contingent of the off-grid de-watering wells and has been able to run them constantly, but it’s been a strain on their already strapped budget, said spokesperson Megan Barnes.

From Los Angeles Times