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Gold rush   /goʊld rəʃ/   Listen
Gold rush

noun
1.
A sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money).  Synonyms: bonanza, boom, bunce, godsend, gravy, manna from heaven, windfall.
2.
A large migration of people to a newly discovered gold field.





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"Gold rush" Quotes from Famous Books



... "A gold rush!" exclaimed Ned. "That's the thing to make wages rise, particularly if it's a poor ...
— The Workingman's Paradise - An Australian Labour Novel • John Miller


Words linked to "Gold rush" :   natural event, occurrence, migration, bonanza, happening, occurrent


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