Woodstock

[wood-stok]

noun

1. a town in northeastern Illinois.

2. a rock music festival held in August of 1969 in Bethel, N.Y., a town near Woodstock, N.Y.

Woodstock

/ ˈwʊdstɒk /

noun

1. a town in New York State, the site of a large rock festival in August 1969. Pop: 6253 (2003 est)

Woodstock

1. A village in New York state, where some 400,000 young people assembled in 1969 for a rock music festival.

The size of the crowd and the prevalence of hippie dress and customs led to use of the term Woodstock nation to indicate the youth counterculture of the late 1960s.

The term Woodstock is now used loosely to mean a large, impromptu gathering.

Example Sentences

They might feel even more like a Berkshire meeting, which has been described as Woodstock for capitalists, in the future.

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If he follows through, Tesla’s annual meeting might become a Woodstock for technologists.

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Arthur Berryman died after being stabbed several times at his home in Imperial Street in Woodstock at around 23:30 GMT on 31 October 2001.

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His death was announced in a post on Instagram, which said he died at a hospital in Kingston, N.Y., near his home in Woodstock.

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Calum Miller, MP for Bicester and Woodstock, said it was "clearly a tragic incident" and the community had been supporting one another after the news.

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