Klondike
pronunciation
How to pronounce Klondike in British English:
UK [ˈklɔndaik]
How to pronounce Klondike in American English:
US [ˈklɑnˌdaɪk]
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- Noun:
- a form of solitaire that begins with seven piles of cards with the top cards facing up; descending sequences of cards of alternating colors are built on these piles; as aces become available they are placed above the seven piles; the object is to build
Word Origin
- Klondike
- tributary of the Yukon River in northwestern Canada, from Kutchin (Athabaskan) throndiuk, said to mean "hammer-water" and to be a reference to the practice of driving stakes into the riverbed to support fish traps. Scene of a gold rush after 1896.
Example
- 1. India is now the latest international klondike .
- 2. A territory in northwestern canada ; site of the klondike gold rush in the 1890s .
- 3. After nearly ten years in the klondike , tiny returned , with a considerable fortune , to live in san francisco .
- 4. Whether fighting for his newspaper routes in frisco or raiding oyster beds in the bay , whether sailing on a sealing cruise to the far east or camping among gold miners in the klondike , young jack always won out by dint of his prowess , wits and sheer brute force .