Lachlan

[ lahk-luh n ]

/ ˈlɑk lən /

noun

a river in S New South Wales, Australia, flowing NW and SW to the Murrumbidgee River. 922 miles (1484 km) long.

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Examples from the Web for lachlan

Both Lachlan and James Murdoch have spent time in New York being groomed for the succession.
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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
McIntosh, Lachlan, nominated as naval officer at Savannah, 17.
Abridgment of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856, Vol. I (of 16)|Thomas Hart Benton
He had tried one Sunday service at Lachlan's house, with Lachlan senior to interpret his words.
Burned Bridges|Bertrand W. Sinclair
Lachlan entered the Colonial army at the opening of the Revolution, and rose to be brigadier-general.
Chronicles of Border Warfare|Alexander Scott Withers
I was enabled, however, to connect my line of route with the more distant hills between the Morumbidgee and the Lachlan.
Two Expeditions into the Interior of Southern Australia, Complete|Charles Sturt
I beheld in the Lachlan all the features of the Darling, but on a somewhat smaller scale.
Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Vol 2 (of 2)|Thomas Mitchell

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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