boom townnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈbuːm ˌtaʊn/us/ˈbuːm ˌtaʊn/a town that experiences sudden economic growth
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Towns & regions: towns, cities & villages (general)
- aerotropolis
- backwater
- bedroom community
- Cantabrigian
- capital
- conurbation
- county borough
- dormitory town
- ghost town
- Greater
- hill station
- hometown
- megacity
- metropolis
- one-horse town
- port
- settlement
- small-town
- town
- urbanite
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Examples from literature
- He looks to me like one of these confidence men who abound in the western boom towns—men who can talk the other fellow into putting his last cent into some 'sure thing.' 'Sure thing,' he repeated disgustedly.
- The place was as busy as a boom town in the oil country.