Adirondack

[ad-uh-ron-dak]

noun

plural

Adirondacks ,

plural

Adirondack .

1. a member of an Algonquian people living mainly north of the St. Lawrence River.

2. the Adirondacks. Adirondack Mountains.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Adirondack¹

Probably earlier than 1865–70,

Example Sentences

The first act is all infatuation with director Sophie Brooks and cinematographer Conor Murphy delighting in scenes of superficial bliss: sunflowers, pretty clouds, Adirondack chairs nestled together just so.

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A bull moose who won’t budge has closed down a popular hiking trail in the Adirondack Mountains.

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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.

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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.

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Another employee grabs the register, and Massry and I sit on the Adirondack chairs outside the store.

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