Maury

American

[mawr-ee, mor-ee] / ˈmɔr i, ˈmɒr i /

noun

Matthew Fontaine 1806–73, U.S. naval officer and scientist.

Maury British

/ ˈmɔːrɪ /

noun

Matthew Fontaine. 1806–73, US pioneer hydrographer and oceanographer

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Maury Scientific

/ môr′ē /

American naval officer and oceanographer who charted the currents and winds of the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans and wrote the pioneering book Physical Geography of the Sea (1855).

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The hypnotic sound of the Maury River 100 feet away set the stage.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 18, 2025

Throughout the previous year, once indispensable working-day hosts like Ellen DeGeneres, Maury Povich, Wendy Williams, and Dr. Oz all bid goodbye to their time slots, either to retire or to seek other career paths.

From Slate • Oct. 14, 2025

In his first start he played behind Sandy Koufax and batted behind Maury Wills, Jim Gilliam and Tommy Davis.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2025

The ’65 Dodgers like to run, led by Maury Wills and his league-leading 94 stolen bases.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 21, 2024

Reckon Maury going to let me cry on him a while, too.

From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner

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