Lachlan

[ lahk-luhn ]

noun

1. a river in S New South Wales, Australia, flowing NW and SW to the Murrumbidgee River. 922 miles (1,484 km) long.

Lachlan

/ ˈlɒklən /

noun

1. a river in SE Australia, rising in central New South Wales and flowing northwest then southwest to the Murrumbidgee River. Length: about 1450 km (900 miles)

Word History and Origins

Origin of Lachlan¹

named after Lachlan Macquarie, governor of New South Wales (1809–21)

Example Sentences

Lachlan’s route had more than 200,000 feet of elevation gain—significantly more than the original Tour, which didn’t even enter the Pyrenees until its seventh edition, in 1910.

From Outside Online

Both Lachlan and James Murdoch have spent time in New York being groomed for the succession.

From The Daily Beast

Last year, the independent shareholders voted by large majorities to exclude his two sons, Lachlan and James, from the board.

From The Daily Beast

But while Lachlan severed ties with Cruise, James Packer did not.

From The Daily Beast

Lachlan soon terminated his friendship with Cruise and made it clear he would not be joining the Scientology fold.

From The Daily Beast

At the time, Packer was intrigued while Lachlan remained skeptical.

From The Daily Beast

"Better camp with us till the cool of the evening," said Mitchell to the Lachlan, as they slipped their swags.

From Project Gutenberg

After a bit I got wild—if Mitchell was going to go on like that he might as well have taken his swag and gone with the Lachlan.

From Project Gutenberg

But Lachlan, the horse I wished to leave, was the fastest of the four and kept ahead.

From Project Gutenberg

When the second pipes were well a-going, one of the men took down a violin from the wall and handed it to Lachlan Campbell.

From Project Gutenberg

The Lachlan, he said, flows into an extensive region of swamps, which are perhaps only the margin of a great inland sea.

From Project Gutenberg