Mojave

[ moh-hah-vee ]

/ moʊˈhɑ vi /

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noun, adjective plural Mo·ja·ves, (especially collectively) Mo·ja·ve,

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Words nearby Mojave

moisturizer, moit, moither, moity, mojarra, Mojave, Mojave Desert, Moji, mojito, mojo, Mokapu

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How to use Mojave in a sentence

I am sailing across the desert, that is true, but it isn’t the Mojave.
How we drained California dry|Mark Arax|December 16, 2021|MIT Technology Review
A few months later, my mother arrived from Pakistan with her three kids and found herself driving through the barren wasteland of the Mojave, unaware that it would be the backdrop for her children’s entire childhoods and 20 years of her own life.
The ghosts of our motel|Sabaa Tahir|November 29, 2021|Vox
He was convinced, though, he would never find them in some small Mojave town, that his daydream was just a tease.
The Hidden Mutual Aid Network of Hiker Boxes|awise|July 19, 2021|Outside Online
Researchers set up cameras at five sites in the Sonoran and Mojave deserts, staking out wells, riverbanks and dry spots.
Wild donkeys and horses engineer water holes that help other species|Jonathan Lambert|April 29, 2021|Science News

The Mojave is rich with silver, tungsten, gold, and iron deposits.
The Mole Man’s Tunnel to Nowhere|Nina Strochlic|November 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In 1902, deep in the Mojave Desert in California, a man named William Henry Schmidt began chiseling.
The Mole Man’s Tunnel to Nowhere|Nina Strochlic|November 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The second vehicle is nearing completion by Mojave-based company Scaled Composites.
Can Anyone Make Space Safe for Civilians?|Clive Irving|November 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
For these people the disaster over the Mojave Desert is a sobering wake-up call.
Virgin Galactic’s Flight Path to Disaster: A Clash of High Risk and Hyperbole|Clive Irving|November 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I went to see the Lynx being built at Mojave Air and Space Port, near Edwards Air Force Base in the California desert.
Up to a Point: A 'Space Corvette' in Every Garage|P. J. O’Rourke|September 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A few of 487 the Mojave dwellings are so superior to the others that they deserve special notice.
The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume 1|Hubert Howe Bancroft
The Mojave men usually twist or plait it, while with the women it is allowed to hang loose.
The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume 1|Hubert Howe Bancroft
If a Mojave is taken prisoner he is forever discarded in his own nation, and should he return his mother even will not own him.
The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume 1|Hubert Howe Bancroft
Our first night's camp was out on the barren waterless plain, now known as the Mojave Desert.
Death Valley in '49|William Lewis Manly
We then went more nearly south to find the Mojave River, for we hoped to find water there.
Death Valley in '49|William Lewis Manly

British Dictionary definitions for Mojave

Mojave

/ (məʊˈhɑːvɪ) /

noun

a variant spelling of Mohave

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