Alamogordo

[ al-uh-muh-gawr-doh ]

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.

Example Sentences

Four months ago in April 2014, Ars Technica sent me out to Alamogordo, New Mexico to be present at the unearthing of a landfill that was long-rumored to hold a trove of Atari games, dumped at the site after the video game crash of 1983.

From Ars Technica

Ultimately the prototype was exploded at Alamogordo in July 1945, about three weeks before the bomb’s use against Japan.

From Science News

Army officials simply stated that a munitions storage area had accidentally exploded at the Alamogordo Bombing Range.

From Project Gutenberg

Alamogordo is 4,000 feet above the sea level, and has one of the finest natural parks in the United States.

From Project Gutenberg

For a hat I was wearing a wide-brimmed sombrero, purchased from a Mexican merchant at Alamogordo.

From Project Gutenberg

This transformation has been brought to pass in the seven years from Alamogordo to Eniwetok.

From Project Gutenberg

There will be no caravan leaving from Alamogordo, N.M., for this event.

From Project Gutenberg