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View synonyms for boom town

boom town

or boomtown

noun

  1. a town that has grown very rapidly as a result of sudden prosperity.


boom town

noun

  1. a town that is enjoying sudden prosperity or has grown rapidly
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of boom town1

First recorded in 1895–1900

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