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.
Other Word Forms
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
A bull moose who won’t budge has closed down a popular hiking trail in the Adirondack Mountains.
From Slate ● Jul. 18, 2025
Moore takes readers to an Adirondack summer camp in the mid-’70s.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2024
Melrose turned to coaching and led the Adirondack Red Wings to win the American Hockey League Calder Cup in 1992.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 10, 2023
“Well, as far as I’m concerned, it’s the capital of Adirondack furniture. Look at that house!”
From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
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
Homer found inspiration in many locations, and “Of Light and Air” follows him from Gloucester to Quebec; from coastal England to Prouts Neck, Maine; from Florida and the Caribbean to the Adirondacks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 11, 2025
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
Moore’s familiarity with the Adirondacks — and the area’s long history as a playground of the rich — inspired this multilayered novel about wealthy wilderness camp people and the blue-collar folks who must accommodate them.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2024
Mr. Willard drove me up to the Adirondacks.
From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath
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