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landrush

noun

Etymology

From land + rush.

  1. derived from rehusser
  2. derived from russhen — “to force back”
  3. derived from *(o)rewə-✻ — “to drive, move, agitate”
  4. derived from *rūsōną✻ — “to be cruel, storm, rush”
  5. derived from *rūskōną✻ — “to rush, storm, be fierce, be cruel”
  6. derived from ruschen — “to rush”
  7. derived from *ḱers-✻ — “to run, hurry”
  8. inherited from *hurskijaną✻ — “to startle, drive”
  9. inherited from *hurskijan✻
  10. inherited from hrysċan — “to jolt, startle”
  11. inherited from ruschen
  12. compounded as landrush — “land + rush”

Definitions

  1. An event in which previously restricted land of the United States was opened for…

    An event in which previously restricted land of the United States was opened for homesteading on a first-come-first-served basis.

    • It never knew a boom and was relatively untouched by the great landrush of the 1850's.
    • The landrush to all intents and purposes made the cowboy defunct.

  2. Any scramble for limited resources.

    • In the event that an applicant obtains the domain name in question through the Landrush process described below, the service will be activated[…]

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