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Dumaresq

Dumaresq proper noun: a surname from French.

dumaresq: a surname from French
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Proper noun

Dumaresq

  1. A surname from French.
  2. A locality in the Armidale council area and the Uralla council area, north-eastern New South Wales, Australia.

Noun

Dumaresq (plural Dumaresqs)

  1. A mechanical calculator used to gauge the speed of missiles and enemy ships.
    • ... an instrument known as the "Rocord" has been devised by Messrs. Barr and Stroud. This apparatus works upon the same principle as the Dumaresq instrument, but it determines the rate of change and the deflection automatically, ...1913, Thomas Allnutt Brassey, The Naval Annual, page 320

Forms of Dumaresq

pluralDumaresqs

Origin of Dumaresq

A variant of Desmarais, from du (“of the”) + maresc (“marsh”), from Medieval Latin mariscus, from Frankish *marisk (“marsh, swamp”).

Named after Australian rear admiral John Saumarez Dumaresq (1873–1922).

Words formed from Dumaresq

Questions about Dumaresq

What does Dumaresq mean?
Dumaresq means a surname from French.
What part of speech is Dumaresq?
Dumaresq can be a proper noun or a noun.

Words near Dumaresq in the dictionary

  1. Dumanjug
  2. Dumans
  3. Dumantay
  4. Dumaran
  5. Dumarao
  6. Dumaresq
  7. Dumaresq Island
  8. Dumaresq Valley
  9. Dumaresqs
  10. dumas
  11. Dumasian

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