Associations to the word «Placer»
Noun
- Dorado
- Deposit
- Mining
- Nugget
- Sacramento
- Quartz
- Auburn
- Ounce
- Butte
- Miner
- Gravel
- Gold
- Mineral
- Exam
- Karst
- Nevada
- Yukon
- Ore
- Digging
- Sierra
- Dome
- Weathering
- County
- Rush
- Joaquin
- Vein
- California
- Philippine
- Creek
- Tin
- Mine
- Flake
- Fargo
- Eureka
- Es
- Foothill
- Platinum
- Ural
- Bar
- Paz
- Por
- Granite
- Kiln
- Alaska
- Fairbanks
- Sand
- Mines
- Nozzle
- El
- Alta
- Stream
- Canyon
- Miguel
- Tributary
- Carbonate
- Monterey
- Quiz
- Discovery
- Tonne
- Washing
- Colorado
- Examination
- Cache
- Rocker
- Erosion
- Qu
- Luis
- Glenn
- Fork
- Ravine
- Emigrant
- Sediment
- Basin
- Un
- Finalist
- Idaho
- Gravity
- Montana
Adjective
Wiktionary
PLACER, noun. One who places or arranges something.
PLACER, noun. (slang) One who deals in stolen goods; a fence.
PLACER, noun. (ethology) (sheep) (Australia) (New Zealand) A lamb whose mother has died and which has transferred its attachment to an object, such as a bush or rock, in the locality.
PLACER, adjective. (mining) alluvial; occurring in a deposit of sand or earth on a river-bed or bank, particularly with reference to precious metals such as gold or silver
Dictionary definition
PLACER, noun. An alluvial deposit that contains particles of some valuable mineral.
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