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Muroc meaning

  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).

Using Muroc

  • The main meaning on this page is: Former name of Edwards: a settlement in Kern County, California, United States. | A dry lake bed in Kern County, California; in full, Muroc Dry Lake. | Ellipsis of Muroc Field, the former name of an airfield built on said lake bed (its current name is Edwards Air Force Base).
  • In the example corpus, muroc often appears in combinations such as: at muroc.

Context around Muroc

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 29 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 1 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

dry 1× army 1×

Sentence patterns with Muroc

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

flew at muroc and edwards 1× pilot at muroc army air 1× plane over muroc dry lake 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

brig gen robert 1× on oct 14 1× yeager remained in 1×

Common sentence endings:

air force base 1× and edwards afb 1× lake in california 1×

Words around Muroc

Just before it in the word index:

muro 10 murnau 11 murnane 8 murnain 4 murnac 2 murmurs 33

Just after it in the word index:

muroid 2 muromachi 9 murombo 2 murong 3 muroplasts 2 muros 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabc 5 aacr 5 aacsb 5 aadar 5 aadk 5 aaravos 5

Corpus analysis for Muroc

  • In this selection, "muroc" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 29 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, dry and army stand out and add context to how "muroc" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include flew at muroc and edwards and pilot at muroc army air. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "muroc" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with muroc

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Brig. Gen. Robert and Mrs. Cardenas were delightful and he is a giant aviation legend who flew at Muroc and Edwards AFB. (22 words)

Yeager remained in the Air Force after the war, becoming a test pilot at Muroc Army Air Field (now Edwards Air Force Base ). (23 words)

On Oct. 14, 1947, U.S. Air Force Capt. Charles E. (“Chuck”) Yeager became the first test pilot to break the sound barrier as he flew the experimental Bell XS-1 (later X-1) rocket plane over Muroc Dry Lake in California. (42 words)

Longer example sentences

On Oct. 14, 1947, U.S. Air Force Capt. Charles E. (“Chuck”) Yeager became the first test pilot to break the sound barrier as he flew the experimental Bell XS-1 (later X-1) rocket plane over Muroc Dry Lake in California. (42 words)

Yeager remained in the Air Force after the war, becoming a test pilot at Muroc Army Air Field (now Edwards Air Force Base ). (23 words)

Brig. Gen. Robert and Mrs. Cardenas were delightful and he is a giant aviation legend who flew at Muroc and Edwards AFB. (22 words)

Example sentences (3)

Brig. Gen. Robert and Mrs. Cardenas were delightful and he is a giant aviation legend who flew at Muroc and Edwards AFB.

On Oct. 14, 1947, U.S. Air Force Capt. Charles E. (“Chuck”) Yeager became the first test pilot to break the sound barrier as he flew the experimental Bell XS-1 (later X-1) rocket plane over Muroc Dry Lake in California.

Yeager remained in the Air Force after the war, becoming a test pilot at Muroc Army Air Field (now Edwards Air Force Base ).

Common combinations with muroc

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • at muroc 2×

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "muroc" in a sentence?
An example: "Brig. Gen. Robert and Mrs. Cardenas were delightful and he is a giant aviation legend who flew at Muroc and Edwards AFB." This page contains 3 example sentences with the word "muroc" from authentic English texts.
What does "muroc" mean?
Muroc means: Former name of Edwards: a settlement in Kern County, California, United States.
How many example sentences with "muroc" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 3 example sentences with "muroc", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.