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Adirondack

Adirondack

5 7.5
A mountain range in northeastern New York or something named after those mountains
  • proper noun
  • /ˌædɪˈrɒndæk/
: Adirondack
  • North Country School, in northern New York, sits in the middle of the 6.2 million-acre Adirondack State Park.
  • Adirondack Mountains
  • Adirondack Park
  • Adirondack lakes

He spent three years in the Adirondack Mountains in a teepee, cooking every meal on wood fire.

Examples

  • Bill McKibben and Sue Halpern are writers who live in the Adirondack Mountains of New York State.

    Academic text (1992)

  • He spent three years in the Adirondack Mountains in a teepee, cooking every meal on wood fire.

    Rich Roll

  • Nelson fell into one of the Adirondack chairs beside me.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • Alice sits in one of the Adirondack chairs on the side deck of the old lodge.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • Hague, in the Adirondack Mountains, is a center of recreation and camping activity.

    Academic text (1996)

  • I remember the light as colorless, the painted green of the Adirondack furniture vivid.

    Academic text (2003)

  • Loons live on remote Adirondack ponds and winter off the Atlantic coast.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • The most photographed part of the hotel was the pavilion-covered deck with five blue Adirondack chairs facing the water.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • A perennial favorite in Spring Term is a hike to the headwaters of the Hudson River in the Adirondack Mountains.

    Academic text (2005)

  • In June, he climbed all 46 Adirondack High Peaks in 3 days and 18 hours.

Synonyms

Adirondacks
vsAdirondack
  • Literature
9 6.6

A mountain range in northeastern New York with lakes and forests popular for outdoor vacations

also applies to items named after the range, not just the landform
Adirondack Mountains
vsAdirondack
1 4.7

A large group of mountains in northeastern New York loved for scenic views and outdoor activities

also refers to items named after the range, such as a style of chair

Compounds

Adirondack Mountains
1 4.7

A large group of mountains in northeastern New York loved for scenic views and outdoor activities

Surface Forms

Adirondack main

Etymology

Adirondack comes from a Native American word once used for people of the forest and thought to mean 'bark-eater', and this name was later given to the mountain range. That is why places and things called Adirondack, like the famous Adirondack chair, bring to mind a rustic, outdoor, wooden style.