Definition of Boomtowns

1. Noun. (plural of boomtown) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Boomtowns

1. boomtown [n] - See also: boomtown

Lexicographical Neighbors of Boomtowns

boomorah
booms
boomsayer
boomsayers
boomshanka
boomslang
boomslange
boomslanges
boomslangs
boomster
boomsters
boomstick
boomtime
boomtimes
boomtown
boomtowns (current term)
boomy
boon
boondie
boondies
boondock
boondocked
boondocking
boondocks
boondoggle
boondoggled
boondoggler
boondogglers
boondoggles
boondoggling

Literary usage of Boomtowns

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Adventure Guide to the Alaska Highway by Ed Readicker-Henderson (2006)
"The lake was used as a boat building site during the Cassiar gold rush (1872-1880), and the boomtowns that ..."

2. Adventure Guide to the Inside Passage and Coastal Alaska by Lynn Readicker-Henderson (2002)
"Along the way, boomtowns sprang up, some considerably bigger than modern Skagway. Atop the pass, miners built rough boats on the lakes and floated the Yukon ..."

3. Adventure Guide Inside Passage & Coastal Alaska by Ed Readicker-Henderson (2006)
"... local merchants sold $325000 worth of mining gear). Along the way, boomtowns sprang up, some considerably bigger than modern Skagway. ..."

4. British Columbia Adventure Guide by Lynn Readicker-Henderson (2004)
"Hope was a jumping off point, serving steamboats on the Fraser River; shops and sawmills soon followed. Unlike most boomtowns, Hope outlasted the gold rush, ..."

5. Mallorca by Sebastian Melmoth (2001)
"These boomtowns of tourism, with their "hotel skylines." have quickly expanded to become one built-up area. Pubs and "fish & chip" shops cater to the taste ..."

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