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Groom Lake
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English
Etymology
After Groom Lake, a dry lake or salt flat next to its airfield, itself named after Groom Range, a mountain range wherein (its southern part) it was discovered, renamed in 1864 after Bob Groom, who discovered minerals in the range.
Proper noun
Groom Lake
The Area 51 military base in Nevada, United States.