DCHP-2
booming ground ((1)) 1 † DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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the mating place of prairie chicken, so called because of the booming sound made by the males.
See also: prairie chicken
- 1962 In the case of the prairie chicken, the bird likes open ground near the nesting places as "booming sites." In the spring the male birds congregate on the booming grounds to go through the courtship ritual. . . . Hens later walk on the booming grounds and select a male.
- 1962 In the case of the prairie chicken, the bird likes open ground near the nesting places as "booming sites." In the spring the male birds congregate on the booming grounds to go through the courtship ritual. . . . Hens later walk on the booming grounds and select a male.