Death Valley

American  

noun

1. an arid basin in eastern California and southern Nevada: lowest land in North America. About 1,500 square miles (3,900 square kilometers); 280 feet (85 meters) below sea level.

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Death Valley British  

noun

1. a desert valley in E California and W Nevada: the lowest, hottest, and driest area of the US. Lowest point: 86 m (282 ft) below sea level. Area: about 3885 sq km (1500 sq miles)

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Death Valley Cultural  

1. Desert valley in southeastern California and southwestern Nevada.

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The lowest point in North America — 282 feet below sea level.

Etymology

Origin of Death Valley

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

To the west lies the outskirts of Death Valley National Park; to the east, millions of acres of public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management — acreage collectively owned by all of us.

From Los Angeles Times

Death Valley National Park has experienced so much record-breaking rainfall this season that an ancient lake has reappeared.

From Los Angeles Times

“It’s an attraction but it’s not really a lake,” said an employee at the Death Valley Inn, who asked to be identified only as Katt, when reached by phone Thursday.

From Los Angeles Times

A motorist, Darren Springer, 60, said he was driving south out of Death Valley when he saw an explosion that sent up a thick plume of black smoke.

From Los Angeles Times

Reading the short anthology, it quickly becomes clear why his audio dispatches have always had a prose-like quality often lacking among public radio reporters, whose delivery tends to be as dry as Death Valley.

From Los Angeles Times