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1. : the principal vein or lode of a region. 2. : a principal source or supply. Synonyms. argosy. cornucopia. gold mine. mine. treasure trove. wellspring. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of mother lode in a Sentence.
Mother lode is a principal vein or zone of gold or silver ore. The term is also used colloquially to refer to the real or imaginary origin of something valuable or in great abundance. Term. The term probably came from a literal translation of the Spanish veta madre, a term common in old Mexican mining.
Sep 23, 1982 · Mother Lode: Directed by Charlton Heston, Fraser C. Heston. With Charlton Heston, Nick Mancuso, Kim Basinger, John Marley. It's Silas McGee's gold. He just hasn't found it yet, although he's searched for his mother lode for more than 30 years in the remote high country of British Columbia.
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- Adventure, Mystery, Thriller
- Charlton Heston, Fraser C. Heston
- 1982-09-23
Mother Lode (also called Search for the Mother Lode: The Last Great Treasure) is a 1982 adventure thriller film directed by and starring Charlton Heston. It was written and produced by his son Fraser Clarke Heston. The film also stars Nick Mancuso and Kim Basinger as a gold-hunting couple.
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a place that has very large supplies of a mineral or other natural resource: The Pacific Northwest has been the motherlode of the nation's aluminum output for 60 years. Cairn Energy recently struck the motherlode of oil fields in India.
mother lode. noun. /ˈmʌðə ləʊd/. /ˈmʌðər ləʊd/. [usually singular] a very rich source of gold, silver, etc. in a mine. (especially North American English, figurative) Her own experiences have provided her with a mother lode of material for her songs.
noun. Mining. a rich or important lode. a major or profitable source or supply: New York City is a mother lode of actors. mother lode. noun. mining the principal lode in a system. Discover More. Word History and Origins. Origin of mother lode 1. First recorded in 1855–60. Discover More. Example Sentences.
