GOLD RUSH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does gold rush mean? 

• GOLD RUSH (noun)
  The noun GOLD RUSH has 2 senses:

1. a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money)

2. a large migration of people to a newly discovered gold field

  Familiarity information: GOLD RUSH used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GOLD RUSH (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Synonyms:

bonanza; boom; bunce; godsend; gold rush; gravy; manna from heaven; windfall

Context example:

the demand for testing has created a boom for those unregulated laboratories where boxes of specimen jars are processed like an assembly line

Hypernyms ("gold rush" is a kind of...):

happening; natural event; occurrence; occurrent (an event that happens)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A large migration of people to a newly discovered gold field

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("gold rush" is a kind of...):

migration (the movement of persons from one country or locality to another)