Macquarie

[ muh-kwawr-ee, -kwor-ee ]

noun

1. a river in SE Australia, in New South Wales, flowing NW to the Darling River. 750 miles (1,210 km) long.

Macquarie

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/ məˈkwɒrɪ /

noun

1. MacquarieLachlan17621824MAustralianPOLITICS: colonial administrator Lachlan. 1762–1824, Australian colonial administrator; Governor of New South Wales (1809–21), noted for his reformist policies towards ex-convicts and for his record in public works such as road-building in the colony

Macquarie

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/ məˈkwɒrɪ /

noun

1. an Australian island in the Pacific, SE of Tasmania: noted for its species of albatross and penguin. Area: about 168 sq km (65 sq miles)
2. a river in SE Australia, in E central New South Wales, rising in the Blue Mountains and flowing NW to the Darling. Length: about 1200 km (750 miles)

Example Sentences

The state announced in February it had selected Australian firms Transurban and Macquarie for a one-year “predevelopment agreement” to design the lanes.

From Washington Post

The first phase, which Transurban and Macquarie were selected to develop, would include the Beltway from the Virginia side of the American Legion Memorial Bridge to the I-270 spur and then up I-270.

From Washington Post

A Macquarie spokesperson in Australia declined to comment on the lawsuit.

From Washington Post

“I think they’ve been much more successful in terms of attracting subscribers than most people expected,” said Macquarie analyst Tim Nollen.

From Digiday

We need a Marshall Plan for Moms, Shemara Wikramanayake makes her first big deal at Macquarie, and restaurant workers report a disturbing uptick in sexual harassment.

From Fortune

Her name was altered at the suggestion of Governor Macquarie to that of the Bathurst.

From Project Gutenberg

Macquarie promptly disallowed this interference with his authority.

From Project Gutenberg

He formed one of the second party who absconded from Macquarie Harbour .

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Secondly, we would be daily increasing our distance from Macquarie Island, making wireless communication more uncertain.

From Project Gutenberg

For four weeks messages were sent out, and many of them were caught by Macquarie Island.

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