Muroc

English

Etymology

From the early settlers of the region, the Corum family, whose name was spelled backwards to form the settlement name.

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Muroc

  1. Former name of Edwards: a settlement in Kern County, California, United States.
  2. A dry lake bed in Kern County, California; in full, Muroc Dry Lake.
  3. Ellipsis of Muroc Field, the former name of an airfield built on said lake bed (its current name is Edwards Air Force Base).

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