morro

/ ˈmorro, ˈmɒrəʊ /

noun

1. a rounded hill or promontory

Word History and Origins

Origin of morro¹

from Spanish

Example Sentences

A state parks spokesman said in an email Tuesday that the drawing program will include 21 of 63 campsites at Malibu Creek, 15 of 135 at Morro Bay and 20 of 125 campsites and cabins at McArthur-Burney Falls.

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The programs will begin later this summer at Morro Bay in San Luis Obispo County and McArthur-Burney Falls in Shasta County, where growing crowds have posed challenges for visitors and rangers in recent years.

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Five ocean leases have already been granted to energy companies off the coast of Humboldt and Morro Bay, with the potential to produce up to 10 gigawatts of electricity.

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Like most of his contemporaries, the 22-year-old explores themes of illicit activity, touting a risqué lifestyle in popular numbers like “La Batuta” and “Morro Mañoso.”

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And after significant local pushback, a developer that has been planning to build a lithium-ion battery storage facility on the site where Morro Bay’s iconic smokestacks stand pulled out of the municipal permitting process this spring, indicating it might pursue the state’s fast-track program.

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