Alamogordo

American  

[al-uh-muh-gawr-doh] / ˌæl ə məˈgɔr doʊ /

noun

1. a city in S New Mexico: first atomic bomb exploded in the desert about 50 miles (80 km) NW of here, July 16, 1945.

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Example Sentences

Then we went on to the Trinity test site in Alamogordo, New Mexico, where, of course, that first atomic device was tested and that, believe me, was an unforgettable experience.

From Salon

The US tested the first atomic bomb in July 1945 in the desert at Alamogordo, New Mexico.

From BBC

It has been more than two decades since chimpanzee research came to a halt at the Alamogordo Primate Facility in New Mexico.

From New York Times

As of last October, 28 chimps remained at Alamogordo, all of whom were moribund, the N.I.H. said in an email.

From New York Times

To do so, they turned to humanmade explosions of the magnitude of cosmic airbursts: nuclear tests conducted at the Alamogordo Bombing Range in New Mexico in 1945 and in Kazakhstan, in 1949 and 1953.

From Science Daily