SUTTER’S MILL


Meaning of SUTTER’S MILL in English

Sut ‧ ter’s Mill /ˌsʌtəz ˈmɪl $ -tərz-/ BrE AmE

a ↑ sawmill (=place where trees are cut into boards) owned by John Sutter, where gold was first found in California. This event is considered to have started the ↑ gold rush in 1849.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.