Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: klondike
IPA transcription: [kl'ɑnd,aɪk]
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: klondike
    Meaning: 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 sequences in suit from ace to king as the remaining cards are dealt out one at a time
  • Synonyms: Klondike
    Meaning: a region in northwestern Canada where gold was discovered in 1896 but exhausted by 1910
Usage examples
  • I'll try Jack's ranch awhile and top off with the Klondike and whiskey.
  • The same thing had happened in California, and was repeated at a later day in the rush to the Klondike.
  • "Klondike or bust!" rang the slogan; every man for his own. Oh, how we flogged the horses, staggering skin and bone! Oh, how we cursed their weakness, anguish they could not tell, Breaking their hearts in our passion, lashing them on till they fell!
  • But so many were the men who had rushed into the Klondike, and so many were the sweethearts, wives, and kin that had not rushed in, that the congested mail was taking on Alpine proportions; also, there were official orders. Fresh batches of Hudson Bay dogs were to take the places of those worthless for the trail.