Murchison
[mur-chuh-suh n]
- an intermittent river in W Australia, flowing SW to the Indian Ocean. 440 miles (708 km) long.
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Examples from the Web for murchison
Contemporary Examples
Most mornings, Richardson put in a call to Sam Rayburn before driving Murchison to the track.
Historical Examples
Now the wind came like a wolf down the Murchison Pass, howling and moaning.
Way of the LawlessMax Brand
They were later good enough to award me the Murchison Prize in 1911.
A Labrador DoctorWilfred Thomason Grenfell
The girl, I knew, was quite as high-spirited as young Murchison.
"The water is close to the fire-boxes, Captain Murchison," he said.
The Boy With the U. S. FisheriesFrancis Rolt-Wheeler
"I'm sorry," began Murchison, with an indignant glance at his rival.
At Sunwich Port, CompleteW.W. Jacobs
Murchison
- Sir Roderick Impey. 1792–1871, Scottish geologist: played a major role in establishing parts of the geological time scale, esp the Silurian, Permian, and Devonian periods
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