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

At the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico, the site of the first atomic bomb detonation in human history, a ballistic missile that once carried a nuclear warhead capable of incinerating entire cities is decorated to look like a Christmas tree.

From Salon

Such areas include BLM-managed lands in the vicinity of the White Sands Missile Range in southern New Mexico, as well as the Yuma Proving Grounds in Arizona, she said.

From Los Angeles Times

Thousands of visitors are expected at the Trinity Site, a designated National Historic Landmark that’s usually closed to the public because of its proximity to the impact zone for missiles fired at White Sands Missile Range.

From Washington Times

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

The detonation site itself is known as Trinity Site, and it lies within the White Sands Missile Range, a 31-square-mile area of forbidden high desert, on a plateau of creosote and sand deep between two knife-sharp mountain ranges.

From New York Times