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Carlsbad

American  
[kahrlz-bad] / ˈkɑrlz bæd /

noun

  1. a town in southern California.

  2. a city in southeastern New Mexico.

  3. former name of Karlovy Vary.


Carlsbad British  
/ ˈkarlsbaːt /

noun

  1. a variant spelling of the German name for Karlovy Vary

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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In San Diego County, parts of Carlsbad State Beach have washed away, forcing the closure of the Tamarack day-use parking lot to vehicles.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026

Significant beach erosion has already been reported in Laguna Beach, Newport Beach, San Clemente, Carlsbad and Santa Monica — which blamed it for the cancellation of a coastal music festival last month.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

Carlsbad also is tracking the upcoming storms and taking a proactive approach to maintaining its infrastructure in coastal areas, according to a statement from city manager Geoff Patnoe.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

In San Diego County, sections of Carlsbad State Beach have washed away, including the area in front of the Tamarack parking lot, forcing part of it to be closed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

At first, all she could think about was how she wouldn’t get to make her own rock crystal stalactites for her Carlsbad Caverns diorama idea.

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman

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