- gold rush
- ☆ gold rushn.a rush of people to territory where gold has recently been discovered, as to California in 1849
English World dictionary. V. Neufeldt. 2014.
English World dictionary. V. Neufeldt. 2014.
gold-rush — ˈgold rush also gold rush noun [countable] COMMERCE when a lot of companies or people hurry to invest in a place or activity that they expect to make them a lot of money: • The internet sparked a gold rush for powerful desktop computers. • Eager… … Financial and business terms
gold rush — UK US noun [S] ► a situation in which a lot of people try to take advantage of an opportunity because they have heard that they might make a lot of money: »Venture capitalists helped companies like Amazon and Netscape raise billions during the… … Financial and business terms
gold rush — gold rushes N COUNT A gold rush is a situation when a lot of people suddenly go to a place where gold has been discovered … English dictionary
gold rush — n a situation when a lot of people hurry to a place where gold has just been discovered … Dictionary of contemporary English
gold rush — gold ,rush noun singular 1. ) a period in the past when a lot of people went to a place where gold had been discovered in order to become rich 2. ) INFORMAL a situation in which a lot of people suddenly become involved in a particular activity… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
gold rush — gold′ rush n. a large scale and hasty movement of people to a region where gold has been discovered, as to California in 1849 … From formal English to slang
gold rush — ► NOUN ▪ a rapid movement of people to a newly discovered goldfield … English terms dictionary
Gold rush — A gold rush is a period of feverish migration of workers into the area of a dramatic discovery of commercial quantities of gold. Eight gold rushes took place throughout the 19th century in Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, New Zealand … Wikipedia
gold rush — a large scale and hasty movement of people to a region where gold has been discovered, as to California in 1849. [1875 80, Amer.] * * * Rapid influx of fortune seekers to the site of newly discovered gold deposits. The first major gold strike… … Universalium
Gold Rush! — Infobox VG| title = Gold Rush! developer = Doug, Ken MacNeill publisher = Sierra Entertainment released = 1988 genre = Adventure game modes = Single player platforms = MS DOS, Amiga, Atari ST, Macintosh, Apple II Gold Rush! is a graphic adventure … Wikipedia