Mojave Desert

American  

Or Mohave Desert

noun

1. a desert in S California: part of the Great Basin. About 15,000 sq. mi. (38,850 sq. km).

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Mojave Desert British  

noun

1. a desert in S California, south of the Sierra Nevada: part of the Great Basin. Area: 38 850 sq km (15 000 sq miles)

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Mojave Desert Cultural  

1. Area of low, barren mountains and flat valleys in southern California.

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Location of Death Valley National Monument.

Lowest point in the United States.

Example Sentences

He wound up working on Roy Rogers cowboy serials and became fascinated by the Mojave Desert where the serials were filmed.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

The 17-year-old best friends are neighbors in a flyspeck California town in the Mojave Desert.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

But the state of California is insisting the Ivanpah power plant in the Mojave Desert stay open for at least 13 more years.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2026

Once a prison, the facility in the Mojave Desert, located 67 miles east of Bakersfield, reopened in April to hold people in removal proceedings, including Khan.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 6, 2026

Someone said it was named the Mojave Desert.

From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson