Adirondack
Americannoun
plural
Adirondacks,plural
Adirondack-
a member of an Algonquian people living mainly north of the St. Lawrence River.
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the Adirondacks. Adirondack Mountains.
Etymology
Origin of Adirondack
Probably earlier than 1865–70,
Example Sentences
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A bull moose who won’t budge has closed down a popular hiking trail in the Adirondack Mountains.
From Slate • Jul. 18, 2025
Saturday’s debut came with all new play structures, a conversation nook with Adirondack chairs and coffee stand, a satellite library, baseball fields, computer lab and renovated pool and basketball court.
From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2025
Down by the lawn, some of the newest occupants at the Santa Monica complex, called the Water Garden, reclined in Adirondack chairs with books in hand.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2025
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
Directly northward the rugged Adirondack Mountains stood in a green haze above the land.
From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
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