Adirondack
Americannoun
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Adirondacks,
plural
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Adirondack
plural
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a member of an Algonquian people living mainly north of the St. Lawrence River.
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the Adirondacks. Adirondack Mountains.
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of Adirondack
Probably earlier than 1865–70,
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My plans for sunset in an Adirondack chair at Lake Crescent Lodge were looking dicey.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
As a coach, he led the Adirondack Red Wings to the American Hockey League Calder Cup championship in 1992.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
Another employee grabs the register, and Massry and I sit on the Adirondack chairs outside the store.
From Slate ● Oct. 26, 2024
Her son, a 33-year-old New York City man, had gone hiking in the Adirondack Mountains that March morning.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 12, 2024
I was on an Adirondack swing by myself, and 2.
From "Looking for Alaska" by John Green
They also reportedly own a historic lodge in the Adirondacks that they purchased from music star Shania Twain and then-husband producer Robert John “Mutt” Lange.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026
Highlights have included touring the Adirondacks and seeing “Wicked” on Broadway.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026
One of the Zoomers suggested the Adirondacks, but there he would have threatened native wildlife and competed with native raptors.
From Salon ● Feb. 18, 2025
A native of Scarsdale, N.Y., he had climbed all 46 peaks of the Adirondacks four separate times, according to his father, Peter Zurkow.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2024
The Adirondacks rise like a jagged blue cutout in the far distance, and off to the right Outlet Falls shoots out over the ledge and spins a white trail to the rocks below.
From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
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