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Nevada Triangle
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English
Etymology
From en Nevada triangle.
en From being a triangular area mostly in Nevada.
Coined in analogy to the Bermuda Triangle.
Proper noun
Nevada Triangle 1
en A region bounded by the vertices at Reno, Nevada, US; Las Vegas, Nevada, US; Fresno, California, US; containing part of the Sierra Nevada (a mountain range in the Rocky Mountain Cordillera); the triangle falling mostly in the U.S. state of Nevada; where many plane crashes occur and planes disappear.
Related terms
en Bermuda Triangle Dragon's Triangle
en terms derived from toponyms