gold rush
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noun
a large-scale and hasty movement of people to a region where gold has been discovered, as to California in 1849.
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Origin of gold rush
An Americanism dating back to 1875–80
Words nearby gold rush
gold plate, gold-plating, gold point, gold record, gold reserve, gold rush, gold rush, California, Goldsboro, Goldschmidt, goldsinny, goldsmith
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gold rush
noun
a large-scale migration of people to a territory where gold has been found
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