gold rush
noun/ˈɡəʊld rʌʃ/
/ˈɡəʊld rʌʃ/
- a situation in which a lot of people suddenly go to a place where gold has recently been discovered
- a gold rush town
CultureAbout 40 000 people moved to the US state of California in 1848-9 after gold was discovered there. They were called forty-niners. The Gold Rush later spread to Canada and Alaska.
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