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Definition of Ghost town
1. Noun. A deserted settlement (especially in western United States).
Definition of Ghost town
1. Noun. A town which has become deserted, usually due to failing economic activity. ¹
2. Noun. An Internet forum that lacks active users. ¹
3. Noun. ''Figurative''. An artist who lacks a fanbase. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ghost Town
Literary usage of Ghost town
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Myths and Legends of Alaska by Katharine Berry Judson (1911)
"The place was called ghost town. Raven then loaded a canoe with provisions from
the empty houses and started to paddle away. He did not notice that a long ..."
2. Adventure Guide to the Pacific Northwest by Don Young, Marjorie Young (1999)
"Homestead turned into a ghost town when a 1928 slump closed the copper mine ...
The ghost town of Richmond is located between Service Creek and Mitchell. ..."
3. Lewis and Clark Road Trips: Exploring the Trail Across America by Kira Gale (2006)
"... Blackfoot Gateway Kiosk Garnet ghost town Travel Montana Monture Creek/ Seaman
... GARNET ghost town Garnet is Montana's best preserved ghost town, ..."
4. California: Las Vegas, Reno, Baja California by John Gottberg (1999)
"36 miles south of Stovepipe Wells; Chloride City ghost town. ... Rhyolite Ghost
Town. 31 miles northeast of Stovepipe Wells via Highway 374, ..."
5. The Never-ceasing Search by Francis Otto Schmitt (1990)
"We were put up at the only hotel in Iquique at that time, which is on the
northernmost coast of Chile and was something of a ghost town. ..."
6. Caribbean by Barbara Ender-Jones (2001)
"Balashi The ghost town of Balashi was the centre of a profitable gold mining area
in the 19th century. You can visit the abandoned mine and the ruins of a ..."
7. Adventure Guide to the Champlain & Hudson River Valleys by Patricia Foulke, Robert Foulke (2003)
"j 1 we did one day, on a quest to find the sites associated with a major historic
event in the Adirondacks and a ghost town we had heard about. ..."
8. Adventure Guide to the Alaska Highway by Ed Readicker-Henderson (2001)
"Eight miles on a bumpy gravel turnoff leads to the ghost town of Dyea. Once almost
as big a boomtown as Skagway, living off the miners headed north, ..."
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