gold panning

noun

The traditional method of extracting gold from riverbeds and streams by means of a gold pan.

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Meanings

noungold panning (countable and uncountable, plural gold pannings)

plural gold pannings

  1. countableuncountableThe traditional method of extracting gold from riverbeds and streams by means of a gold pan.
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APA

gold panning. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gold%20panning

MLA

“gold panning.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gold%20panning. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gold panning,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gold%20panning.

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