Cowtown (Noun)
Meaning
A small town in a cattle-raising area of western North America.
Classification
Nouns denoting spatial position.
Examples
- The small town was a classic cowtown, with a main street lined with saloons and cowboy bars.
- Many of the old cowtowns in the American West have been preserved as tourist attractions.
- In the late 1800s, the town was a thriving cowtown, with thousands of head of cattle passing through its stockyards every year.
- The town's cowboy heritage is still celebrated every year at the annual cowtown rodeo.
- Abilene was once a major cowtown, but it has since grown into a thriving city with a diverse economy.