Bonanza (Noun)
Meaning 1
An especially rich vein of precious ore.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made).
Examples
- The geologist's eyes widened as he discovered a bonanza of gold deep within the abandoned mine.
- Years of searching had finally paid off with the discovery of a bonanza of copper ore beneath the surface.
- The company's profits soared after they struck a bonanza of platinum in the African desert.
- Prospectors had long searched for a bonanza of diamonds, but it wasn't until last week that one was finally found.
- When news broke of the bonanza of silver found in the old shaft, a gold rush-like frenzy swept through the small town.
Hypernyms
Meaning 2
A sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money); "the demand for testing has created a boom for those unregulated laboratories where boxes of specimen jars are processed like an assembly line".
Classification
Nouns denoting natural events.