Area 51
English edit
Etymology edit
Unclear, but perhaps from a grid numbering system of the area by the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC). While Area 51 is not part of this system, it is adjacent to Area 15.
Proper noun edit
Area 51
- (informal, US, military, aviation, research, espionage, ufology) A secret military facility, airport, and airbase in Nevada Test and Training Range, Nevada, United States. It is the subject of conspiracy theories claiming it is where the US government hides extra-planetary alien visitors.
- Synonyms: (slang) Dreamland, Groom Lake, Homey Airport
- Coordinate terms: Roswell, Bermuda Triangle, Hangar 18
Translations edit
military base in Nevada rumored to contain extraterrestrial life
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German edit
Etymology edit
Unadapted borrowing from English Area 51.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Area 51 f (proper noun, genitive Area 51)
- (informal, military, aviation, research, espionage, ufology) Area 51 (a secret military facility, airport, and airbase in Nevada Test and Training Range, Nevada, United States)