city in S N.Mex.: pop. 36,000: site of testing range where first atomic bomb was exploded (July, 1945)
Origin:
Sp < álamo (see alamo) + gordo, big
See Alamogordo in American Heritage Dictionary 4
A city of south-central New Mexico northeast of Las Cruces. The first atomic bomb was exploded in a test on July 16, 1945, at the White Sands Missile Range northwest of the city. Population: 36,100.