Adirondack

[ ad-uh-ron-dak ]

noun,plural Ad·i·ron·dacks, (especially collectively) Ad·i·ron·dack.
  1. a member of an Algonquian people living mainly north of the St. Lawrence River.

  2. the Adirondacks. Adirondack Mountains.

Origin of Adirondack

1
Probably earlier than 1865–70, Americanism

Words Nearby Adirondack

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How to use Adirondack in a sentence

  • Sparkling with 7,500 lights, the two-ton Adirondack was larger than any ever used before.

  • This was the beginning of the Adirondack road, of which Colonel Davis was the president when he died in '88.

  • This service was established in 1909 with lookout stations on the tops of all the high peaks in the Adirondack range.

    Muskrat City | Henry Abbott
  • In his place an equally interesting figure—the Adirondack guide—navigates single-handed the rivers and lakes of the "North Woods."

    Duffels | Edward Eggleston
  • Fig. 218 shows the well-known portage pack basket which is used by the guides in the Adirondack regions.

  • The sun, over the Adirondack foot-hills, hung above bands of smouldering cloud.

    The Firing Line | Robert W. Chambers