"Nevada Triangle" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From Nevada + triangle. From being a triangular area mostly in Nevada. Coined in analogy to the Bermuda Triangle. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|Nevada|triangle}} Nevada + triangle Head templates: {{en-proper-noun}} Nevada Triangle
  1. A region bounded by the vertices at Reno, Nevada, USA; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Fresno, California, USA; 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. Wikipedia link: en:Nevada Triangle Related terms: Bermuda Triangle, Dragon's Triangle
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