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

Word History and Origins

Origin of boom town¹

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

Marysville was a gold rush boom town, more populous in 1860 than any other city in the state except for San Francisco and Sacramento.

From New York Times

Laukkaing took on the character of a Wild West boom town, where anything goes and anything can be bought and sold.

From BBC

Reminiscent of a frontier boom town, the human-built industrial port refines fossil fuels at a relentless pace.

From Los Angeles Times

Since the 1980s, hundreds of thousands of the plants have been removed to make way for renewable energy facilities or housing and shopping centers in desert boom towns such as Lancaster and Palmdale.

From Los Angeles Times

Work in the mines was always grueling, but in the heyday of coal, it made for a glittering strand of little mountain boom towns.

From New York Times

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