Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Round-up \Round"-up`\, n.
1. The act of collecting or gathering together scattered
cattle by riding around them and driving them in. [Western
U.S.]
[1913 Webster]
2. A rounding up, or upward curvature or convexity, as in the
deck of a vessel.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2. A gathering in of scattered persons or things; as, a
round-up of criminals. [Colloq., U. S.]
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
roundup
n 1: the activity of gathering livestock together so that they
can be counted or branded or sold
2: a summary list; as in e.g. "a news roundup"
3: the systematic gathering up of suspects by the police; "a
mass roundup of suspects"
Roundup, MT -- U.S. city in Montana
Population (2000): 1931
Housing Units (2000): 978
Land area (2000): 1.343016 sq. miles (3.478396 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.001627 sq. miles (0.004214 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1.344643 sq. miles (3.482610 sq. km)
FIPS code: 64525
Located within: Montana (MT), FIPS 30
Location: 46.448401 N, 108.542676 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 59072
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
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