White Sands Missile Range

American  

noun

1. a U.S. Army military testing ground for rockets and guided missiles in SW New Mexico, W of Alamogordo.

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Example Sentences

It flew its first second aircraft in February at Spaceport America over White Sands Missile Range airspace in New Mexico.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

Fort Bliss is a military post focused on training and White Sands Missile Range is the country's largest overland testing range for missiles, rockets and advanced weapons.

From BBC • Feb. 11, 2026

Trinity Site, a designated National Historic Landmark, is usually closed to the public because of its proximity to the impact zone for missiles fired at White Sands Missile Range.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 20, 2023

Eastern time at the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico under a trio of parachutes.

From Washington Post • May 25, 2022

Today this 3,200 square mile range, partly located in the desolate Jornada del Muerto Valley, is named the White Sands Missile Range and is actively used for non-nuclear weapons testing.

From Trinity site by National Atomic Museum (U.S.)