Bonanza vs Ponderosa - What's the difference?
bonanza | ponderosa |
In mining, a rich mine or vein of silver or gold.
The point at which two mother lodes intersect
By extension, anything which is a mine of wealth or yields a large income or return.
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As nouns the difference between bonanza and ponderosa
is that bonanza is in mining, a rich mine or vein of silver or gold while ponderosa is a very large species of pine tree native to western north america,.bonanza
English
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(en noun)The parable of the Clyde, passage=For two decades the bonanza on Scotland’s west coast continued. An occupation that had been seasonal and modestly profitable became year-round and lucrative. Baskets of herring put televisions into fishermen’s cottages and cars outside their doors. But fish, like oil and gas, with which Scotland’s continental shelf is also well-endowed, are not in unlimited supply.}}
