A sudden or unreasoning rush or flight of persons in a body or mass; in American politics, a sudden unconcerted rush of a political convention for…
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释义 | society > occupation and work > industry > mining > [noun] > prospecting > types of prospecting for gold, diamonds, or opal (8) stampede1846 A sudden or unreasoning rush or flight of persons in a body or mass; in American politics, a sudden unconcerted rush of a political convention for… river digging1850 The action of prospecting for gold or diamonds near a river or stream, or in a riverbed. pocket mining1872 potholing1885 The action of prospecting for minerals by digging potholes (cf. pothole, n. 2b). Obsolete. rare. sniping1897 Prospecting for gold, esp. in old diggings. North American slang. Klondiking1900 Prospecting in the Klondike during the gold-rush period. specking1901 Australian. The action of searching for surface gold or opal. Cf. sense 5 of speck, v.1 pork-knocking1965 (in Guyana) the action of freelance prospecting or mining for gold or diamonds. |
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