| 单词 | klondike |
| 释义 | klondike in British English or klondyke (ˈklɒndaɪk) noun 1. old-fashioned, mainly Canadian a rich source of something verb (transitive) 2. mainly Scottish to transfer (bulk loads of fish) to factory ships at sea for processing Klondike in British English (ˈklɒndaɪk) noun Also spelt: Klondyke1. a region of NW Canada, in Yukon in the basin of the Klondike River: site of rich gold deposits, discovered in 1896 but largely exhausted by 1910. Area: about 2100 sq km (800 sq miles) 2. a river in NW Canada, rising in Yukon and flowing west to the Yukon River. Length: about 145 km (90 miles) Klondike in American English (ˈklɑnˌdaɪk) 1. river in W Yukon Territory, Canada, flowing west into the Yukon River: c. 100 mi (161 km) 2. gold-mining region surrounding this river: site of a gold rush (1897-98) usually used with the Word origin Athabaskan < ? |
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