landrush
landrush noun: an event in which previously restricted land of the United States was opened for homesteading on a first-come-first-served basis.
Noun
landrush (plural landrushes)
- An event in which previously restricted land of the United States was opened for homesteading on a first-come-first-served basis.
- Among other regions which witnessed that land rush were the prairies of Asotin. It is safe to say that the majority of the families that located there (and the same is true of the larger part of Eastern Washington) made their locations in 1876, 1877, 1878 or 1879.1918, William Denison Lyman, Lyman's History of old Walla Walla County, volume 1
- It never knew a boom and was relatively untouched by the great landrush of the 1850's.1967, Roger G Kennedy, Minnesota Houses
- Synonyms:
- land run
- Any scramble for limited resources.
- In the event that an applicant obtains the domain name in question through the Landrush process described below, the service will be activated[…]2001, United States Congress, ICANN, New GTLDS, and the Protection of Intellectual Property
Synonyms of landrush
Forms of landrush
| plural | landrushes |
|---|---|
| alternative form | land rush |
Origin of landrush
From land + rush.
Words formed from landrush
Questions about landrush
- What does landrush mean?
- Landrush means an event in which previously restricted land of the United States was opened for homesteading on a first-come-first-served basis.
- What part of speech is landrush?
- Landrush is a noun.
- What is the plural of landrush?
- The plural of landrush is landrushes.
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