Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
goldfields [gohld-feeldz] ExamplesWord Origin noun, plural gold·fields.
- any of several Californian, composite herbs of the genus Lasthenia, having yellow flowers.
Origin of goldfields An Americanism dating back to 1910–15; gold + field + -s3 Examples from the Web for goldfields Contemporary Examples of goldfields
Goldfields in Nevada that had been neglected because the ore was just too expensive to extract were now attractive properties.
All that Glitters Is Not Gold: Inside the New Bubble
Wendy Smith
December 5, 2013
Historical Examples of goldfields
Wealth was to be gained in other and surer ways than by groping for it in the goldfields.
Desmond Byrne
Life on the Australian goldfields, though wild, was not unruly.
Peeps At Many Lands: Australia
Frank Fox
Doubtless on the Western goldfields of America, “lynching” would have been his portion.
David W Carnegie
People get to a very casual way of doing things on the goldfields.
David W Carnegie
It came to Australasia not only from the original settlers but also from the rushes to the goldfields.
Frank Fox