McMurdo Station

English

Etymology

Named after McMurdo Sound.

Proper noun

McMurdo Station

  1. A research station on Ross Island in Antarctica.
    Synonyms: Mac Town (slang), McMurdo
    • 2023 November 8, Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, “At trial, man accused of assaulting woman at US research station in Antarctica denies hurting her”, in The Independent‎[1]:
      Stephen Tyler Bieneman has pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor assault over the incident at McMurdo Station.

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