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Adirondack
[ ad-uh-ron-dak ]
noun
, plural Ad·i·ron·dacks, (especially collectively) Ad·i·ron·dack.
- a member of an Algonquian people living mainly north of the St. Lawrence River.
- the Adirondacks. Adirondack Mountains.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Adirondack1
Probably earlier than 1865–70, Americanism
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Example Sentences
Sparkling with 7,500 lights, the two-ton Adirondack was larger than any ever used before.
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This was the beginning of the Adirondack road, of which Colonel Davis was the president when he died in '88.
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This service was established in 1909 with lookout stations on the tops of all the high peaks in the Adirondack range.
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In his place an equally interesting figure—the Adirondack guide—navigates single-handed the rivers and lakes of the "North Woods."
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Fig. 218 shows the well-known portage pack basket which is used by the guides in the Adirondack regions.
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The sun, over the Adirondack foot-hills, hung above bands of smouldering cloud.
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