boom town
boom town · boom towns
A town that is experiencing or has experienced a period of rapid growth due to some…A town that is experiencing or has experienced a period of rapid growth due to some temporary activity.
Meaning
1 sensesA town that is experiencing or has experienced a period of rapid growth due to some temporary activity.
More definitions
- a town enjoying sudden prosperity
Forms
plural: boom townsWord family
1 related wordsRelatedghost town
See also
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