Crip·ple Creek (kr p  l) A city of central Colorado in the Rocky Mountains southwest of Colorado Springs. After 1891 it was the center of a thriving gold-producing area but declined as deposits were exhausted. Population: 1,070. |
Cripple Creek
n
(Placename) a village in central Colorado: gold-mining centre since 1891, once the richest in the world
Crip′ple Creek′
n.
a town in central Colorado: gold rush 1891. 655; 9600 ft. (2925 m) above sea level.
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