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Definition of Gold rush
1. Noun. A sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money). "The demand for testing has created a boom for those unregulated laboratories where boxes of specimen jars are processed like an assembly line"
Exact synonyms: Bonanza, Boom, Bunce, Godsend, Gravy, Manna From Heaven, Windfall
Generic synonyms: Happening, Natural Event, Occurrence, Occurrent
Generic synonyms: Happening, Natural Event, Occurrence, Occurrent
2. Noun. A large migration of people to a newly discovered gold field.
Generic synonyms: Migration
Definition of Gold rush
1. Noun. Any period of feverish migration into an area in which gold has been discovered ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com