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boom towns

boom towns is the plural of boom town.

Meaning of boom town

Noun

boom town (plural boom towns)

  1. A town that is experiencing or has experienced a period of rapid growth due to some temporary activity.
    • Do you remember the good old days before the ghost town? / We danced and sang, and the music played in a de boomtown1981, Jerry Dammers, “Ghost Town”, performed by The Specials

Questions about boom towns

What is boom towns the plural of?
Boom towns is the plural of boom town.

Words near boom towns in the dictionary

  1. boom poles
  2. boom shakalaka
  3. boom stick
  4. boom sticks
  5. boom town
  6. boom towns
  7. boom vang
  8. boom vangs
  9. boom-and-bust
  10. boom-boom
  11. boom-boomed

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