English Explanatory Dictionary

landrush

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An event in which previously restricted land of the United States was opened for homesteading on a first-come-first-served basis.
  2. Any scramble for limited resources.

Word forms

landrush landrushes land rush

Etymology

From land + rush.

Synonyms

land run

Derived words

Oklahoma land rush
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