Definition of dude ranch
: a vacation resort offering activities (such as horseback riding) typical of western ranches
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There was another vacation at a Florida dude ranch.
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And what about a dude ranch with campfires and cookouts?
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Wild West Glory Turn the holiday into a weeklong escape with the Independence Celebration package at Brush Creek Ranch (from $900 per night), a tony dude ranch in Wyoming’s North Platte River Valley.
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The delicious dressing was made on a dude ranch in California in 1954.
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White-glove dude ranches: Rolling Hills has 30 miles of riding trails, and with lots starting at 1 acre and ranging up to 5, there's plenty of room for equine activities.
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Anguilla doesn’t immediately scream dude ranch, but there is a horse culture on the island nurtured by Sea Side Stables.
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So Hanson set out to create a sprawling neighborhood of luxury dude ranches, with minimum lots of one acre.
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Lutz further predicts in Automotive News that, in the near future, the driving of individual vehicles will continue, but only as an elite pastime confined to country clubs and the equivalent of motorsport dude ranches.
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First Known Use of dude ranch
1899
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Definition of dude ranch for English Language Learners
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: a large farm especially in the western U.S. where people on vacation can ride horses and do other activities that cowboys typically do
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