Woodstock

[ woo d-stok ]

/ ˈwʊdˌstɒk /

noun

a town in NE Illinois.

a rock music festival held in August of 1969 near Bethel, N.Y.: originally scheduled to be held at Woodstock, N.Y.

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Examples from the Web for woodstock

He is my favorite Woodstock artist, the highlight of the entire festival.
The Greatest Rock Voice of All Time Belonged to Joe Cocker|Ted Gioia|December 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Cocker became an international star in the late 1960s, showing up everywhere from Woodstock to The Ed Sullivan Show.
The Greatest Rock Voice of All Time Belonged to Joe Cocker|Ted Gioia|December 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In Washington, being the guy on a mission to stamp out leaks is a bit like being the lone narc at Woodstock.
Spy Chief James Clapper: We Can’t Stop Another Snowden|Eli Lake|February 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Richie Havens, 72 Who opened Woodstock, and thus became the epigraph to the ultimate document of the 1960s?
The Deaths You Missed This Year|Malcolm Jones, Jimmy So, Michael Moynihan, Caitlin Dickson|December 30, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Everywhere you look, seniors—from survivors of World War II to survivors of Woodstock and Vietnam—are doing it.
Meryl Streep, ‘Hope Springs,’ and Senior Sex: Why Seniors Are Getting It On|Karen Springen|August 10, 2012|DAILY BEAST
At length the King made some stay at Woodstock, where Katharine saw him.
The Wives of Henry the Eighth and the Parts They Played in History|Martin Hume
Something of this he tried to express to Jean as, arriving at Woodstock in the early afternoon, they passed the College.
The Tin Soldier|Temple Bailey
All along the way to Woodstock the people flocked to gaze upon her.
In the Days of Queen Elizabeth|Eva March Tappan
A settlement was effected on the north branch of the Shenandoah, about twelve miles south of the present town of Woodstock.
History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of Virginia|Charles Campbell
The factions in the council were again showing themselves; Elizabeth lay undisposed of at Woodstock.
The Reign of Mary Tudor|W. Llewelyn Williams.

British Dictionary definitions for woodstock

Woodstock

/ (ˈwʊdstɒk) /

noun

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

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Culture definitions for woodstock

Woodstock

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

Note

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.

Note

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