sugarbush
Americannoun
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an evergreen shrub, Rhus ovata, of the cashew family, native to the desert regions of the southwestern U.S., having light yellow flowers in short, dense spikes and hairy, dark-red fruit.
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an orchard or grove of sugar maples.
Etymology
Origin of sugarbush
Example Sentences
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Utah’s Snowbird is expanding its pool van service to get employees to the mountain, and Sugarbush in Vermont, which has among the lowest unemployment rates in the country, is hiring more foreign college students.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 26, 2019
This year, Vermont’s Sugarbush is bringing on more than 100 foreign college students through the program because of the difficulty in filling jobs.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 26, 2019
"Doris had a wonderful jazz vibrato voice and could have been one of the top jazz singers," said Frankie Laine, who sang a duet with Day on Sugarbush.
From BBC • May 13, 2019
The Mad River Valley is home to two of the most venerable, prized ski areas in the Eastern United States: Sugarbush and Mad River Glen, which attract nearly a half-million snow-sport enthusiasts annually.
From New York Times • Jan. 28, 2016
The plane crashed on top of Sugarbush Mountain, in Vermont.
From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut
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