Lachlan

[ lahk-luhn ]

/ ˈlɑk lən /

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noun

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

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Words nearby Lachlan

lachanophobia, laches, Lachesis, Lachine, Lachish, Lachlan, La Chorrera, Lachryma Christi, lachrymal, lachrymation, lachrymator

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How to use Lachlan in a sentence

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.
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Both Lachlan and James Murdoch have spent time in New York being groomed for the succession.
How Divorce Could Complicate Rupert Murdoch’s Business Empire|Peter Jukes|June 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Last year, the independent shareholders voted by large majorities to exclude his two sons, Lachlan and James, from the board.
Rupert Murdoch’s Future Rests on News Corp. Shareholders Meeting|Peter Jukes|October 15, 2012|DAILY BEAST
But while Lachlan severed ties with Cruise, James Packer did not.
Rupert Murdoch Attacks Scientology Because It Once Courted His Son Lachlan|Paula Froelich|July 2, 2012|DAILY BEAST

Lachlan soon terminated his friendship with Cruise and made it clear he would not be joining the Scientology fold.
Rupert Murdoch Attacks Scientology Because It Once Courted His Son Lachlan|Paula Froelich|July 2, 2012|DAILY BEAST
At the time, Packer was intrigued while Lachlan remained skeptical.
Rupert Murdoch Attacks Scientology Because It Once Courted His Son Lachlan|Paula Froelich|July 2, 2012|DAILY BEAST
"Better camp with us till the cool of the evening," said Mitchell to the Lachlan, as they slipped their swags.
Over the Sliprails|Henry Lawson
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.
Over the Sliprails|Henry Lawson
But Lachlan, the horse I wished to leave, was the fastest of the four and kept ahead.
A Tramp's Notebook|Morley Roberts
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.
Black Rock|Ralph Connor
The Lachlan, he said, flows into an extensive region of swamps, which are perhaps only the margin of a great inland sea.
History of Australia and New Zealand|Alexander Sutherland

British Dictionary definitions for Lachlan

Lachlan

/ (ˈlɒklən) /

noun

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 Origin for Lachlan

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

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