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Palm Springs

American  

noun

  1. a city in southern California: desert resort city and retirement location.


Palm Springs British  

noun

  1. a city in the US, in California: a popular tourist resort. Pop: 45 228 (2003 est)

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The siblings played in their first pro event of the year Saturday — the Masters Tournament in Palm Springs.

From Los Angeles Times

This was supposed to be another week packed with politics and power for Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner: seeing Barack and Michelle Obama, a mixer with celebrities fighting for free speech, a book signing in Palm Springs, dinner with “Men in Black” director Barry Sonnenfeld.

From The Wall Street Journal

I wanted to understand how rare of an experience it is to ride the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway, so I spoke to Peter Landsman, editor for LiftBlog, where he’s been compiling data on trams and ski lifts for about 10 years.

From Los Angeles Times

Landsman said the Palm Springs tram is special for multiple reasons, but in particular because the car rotates as it travels up and down the mountain, an experience found only on a few tramways across the globe.

From Los Angeles Times

Since 1963, people have taken the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway on a 10-minute, 2.5-mile ride from its Valley Station, about 2,650 feet elevation, to its Mountain Station, at just over 8,500 feet elevation where passengers can continue their adventure in Mt.

From Los Angeles Times