Noun: gold rush gówld rúsh
- A large migration of people to a newly discovered gold field
"The California Gold Rush of 1849 attracted thousands of prospectors"
- A sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money)
"The discovery of oil was a gold rush for the small town";
- boom, bonanza, gravy [informal], godsend, manna from heaven, windfall, bunce [Brit, informal]
Derived forms: gold rushes
Type of: happening, migration, natural event, occurrence, occurrent
Encyclopedia: Gold rush