Alamogordo

[ al-uh-muh-gawr-doh ]

/ ˌæl ə məˈgɔr doʊ /

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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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How to use Alamogordo in a sentence

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.
Trinitite: The radioactive rock buried in New Mexico before the Atari games|Megan Geuss|May 29, 2021|Ars Technica
Ultimately the prototype was exploded at Alamogordo in July 1945, about three weeks before the bomb’s use against Japan.
How understanding nature made the atomic bomb inevitable|Tom Siegfried|August 6, 2020|Science News
Army officials simply stated that a munitions storage area had accidentally exploded at the Alamogordo Bombing Range.
Trinity [Atomic test] Site|White Sands Missile Range Public Affairs Office
Alamogordo is 4,000 feet above the sea level, and has one of the finest natural parks in the United States.
From North Carolina to Southern California Without a Ticket and How I Did It|John Peele

For a hat I was wearing a wide-brimmed sombrero, purchased from a Mexican merchant at Alamogordo.
From North Carolina to Southern California Without a Ticket and How I Did It|John Peele
This transformation has been brought to pass in the seven years from Alamogordo to Eniwetok.
State of the Union Addresses of Harry S. Truman|Harry S. Truman
There will be no caravan leaving from Alamogordo, N.M., for this event.
Trinity [Atomic test] Site|White Sands Missile Range Public Affairs Office