great
post-war
consumer, credit, economic, inflationary, investment, spending
stock-market
building, housing, property (esp. BrE), real estate (esp. AmE)
oil
baby
the baby boom generation

dotcom, high-tech, Internet, tech

cause, create, fuel, lead to
Demand for consumer products helped fuel the boom.

experience

period, time, year
town

during a/the boom, in a/the boom
He was born during the post-war baby boom.

boom in
a boom in real estate

boom and bust
the ordinary business cycle of boom and bust

big, loud
deep
sonic
We heard the sonic boom of a jet overhead.

hear

echo
The deep boom of a foghorn echoed across the bay.

with a boom