Death Valley

English + National Park Etymology Commonly connected to the Death Valley '49ers, a group of prospectors on the way to Gold Country, see quotations. Proper noun Death Valley en valley in eastern s/California, remarkable for being the lowest-elevated place in North America, and the hottest place on Earth during summer. en 1894 William Lewis Manly Death Valley in '49: the autobiography of a pioneer, detailing his life from a humble home in the Green Mountains to the gold mines of California; and particularly reciting the sufferings of the band of men, women and children who gave “Death Valley” its name. San Jose The Pacific Tree and Vine Co. X 216–217 https://archive.org/details/GR_2670/page/216/mode/2up on Just as we were ready to leave and return to camp we took off our hats, and then overlooking the scene of so much trial, suffering and death spoke the thought uppermost saying:—“Good bye Death Valley!” then faced away and made our steps toward camp. Even after this in speaking of this long and narrow valley over which we had crossed into its nearly central part, and on the edge of which the lone camp was made, for so many days, it was called Death Valley. en national park s/California and s/Nevada that includes said valley. en Death Valley approaches global heat record as US reels from extreme weather The Guardian 2023-07-17 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jul/17/death-valley-record-earth-temperature-california-extreme-weather 0261-3077 Temperatures in Death Valley, which runs along part of central California’s border with Nevada, reached 128F (53.3C) on Sunday at the aptly named Furnace Creek, the National Weather Service said. en Edward Helmore Man dies in Death Valley as California national park swelters in extreme heat The Guardian 2023-07-20 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jul/20/death-valley-visitor-dies-extreme-heat-california 0261-3077 Park rangers, the advisory noted, encourage people to visit Death Valley safely in the summer by sightseeing only short distances from air-conditioned cars, or hiking in the park’s cooler mountains. en by extension Any foreboding location. A nickname for Memorial Stadium, Clemson Memorial Stadium, a football stadium in Clemson, South Carolina Clemson, South Carolina. A nickname for Tiger Stadium (LSU) Tiger Stadium, a football stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Derived terms en Death Valley driver Translations valley in California and Nevada French: fr Vallée de la mort f Georgian: ka სიკვდილის ველი, ka სიკვდილის ხეობა proper translation Italian: it Valle della Morte f Russian: ru Доли́на Сме́рти f Spanish: es Valle de la Muerte m Telugu: te మృత్యులోయ en College sports