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Hazardous group of rocks southwest of Britain
The Eddystone or Eddystone Rocks are a seaswept and eroded group of rocks ranging 9 miles (14 km) southwest of Rame Head in Cornwall, England, United
Eddystone_Rocks
Lighthouse in Cornwall, England
The Eddystone Lighthouse is a lighthouse on the Eddystone Rocks, 9 statute miles (14 km) south of Rame Head in Cornwall, England. The rocks are submerged
Eddystone_Lighthouse
Topics referred to by the same term
Eddystone may refer to: Antarctica Eddystone Rocks (South Shetland Islands) Australia Eddystone (Tasmania), off the south coast of Tasmania Eddystone
Eddystone
English painter
and merchant who constructed the first Eddystone Lighthouse after losing two of his ships on the Eddystone rocks. He died while working on the project
Henry_Winstanley
Pair of rocky islets off Antarctica
Eddystone Rocks is a group of two rocks (the north one being the larger) lying to the northwest of Rugged Island off western Livingston Island in the
Eddystone Rocks (South Shetland Islands)
Eddystone_Rocks_(South_Shetland_Islands)
List of ships with the same or similar names
Several ships have been named Eddystone, initially for the Eddystone Rocks: Eddystone (1802 ship) (or Eddistone) was launched at Kingston-upon-Hull. She
Eddystone_(ship)
Historic lighthouse in England
notorious for rough weather, dangerous seas and deathly obstacles. The Eddystone rocks are among them. Several attempts were made to place a marker on these
Smeaton's_Tower
danger, resulting in shipwrecks on the rocks of the north coast of France "Eddystone Lighthouse History". Eddystone Tatler Ltd. Archived from the original
History_of_lighthouses
(1644–1703) designed and built the world's first offshore lighthouse on the Eddystone Rocks in Devon, England between 1696 and 1698. Boasting of the safety of
List of inventors killed by their own invention
List_of_inventors_killed_by_their_own_invention
expanding this list St Michael's Mount Looe Island Godrevy Island Eddystone Rocks Towan Island, Newquay Asparagus Island Mullion Island St Clement's
List_of_islands_of_Cornwall
Fleet sailing against England in 1588
rear admiral was John Hawkins. On 30 July, the English fleet was off Eddystone Rocks with the armada upwind to the west. To execute its attack, the English
Spanish_Armada
Town in Cornwall, England
to the Eddystone rocks by sea. The lighthouse was completed in 1882. This resulted in the road where the masons worked being called Eddystone Road. During
Wadebridge
Public space in Plymouth, England
is the upper portion of John Smeaton's Eddystone Lighthouse, which was originally built on the Eddystone Rocks, located 14 miles (22.5 km) to the south
Plymouth_Hoe
Structure designed to emit light to aid navigation
providing of a visible warning against shipping hazards, such as rocks or reefs. The Eddystone Rocks were a major shipwreck hazard for mariners sailing through
Lighthouse
Point in Tasmania, Australia
and lost its sails. Furneaux named the headland Eddystone Point, after the notorious Eddystone Rocks in the English Channel. Seal hunting took place here
Eddystone_Point
French ocean liner in service 1916-1939
hours later. On 18 April 1929, she ran aground again, this time on the Eddystone Rocks, Cornwall, United Kingdom. She was refloated two hours later, then
SS_Paris_(1916)
British military veteran and author
military veteran and author. He published Patrol (1935), The Red Rocks of Eddystone (1959), The Fall of Fortress Europe (1968), and Cassino: Portrait
Fred_Majdalany
/ 73.667°S 101.667°W / -73.667; -101.667 (Early Islands)) Eddystone Rocks Edisto Rocks Edman Island Edwards Islands Egg Island Eichorst Island (64°47′S
List of Antarctic and subantarctic islands
List_of_Antarctic_and_subantarctic_islands
Rocks in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica
The Pointers is a pair of rocks off the northwest coast of Rugged Island, lying between Eddystone Rocks and Start Point, Livingston Island in the South
The_Pointers
introduced in 1908. The first offshore lighthouse was that built on the Eddystone Rocks in 1699. This was washed away in a great storm but a replacement was
Maritime history of the United Kingdom
Maritime_history_of_the_United_Kingdom
1802 ship
Eddystone (or Eddistone) was launched at Hull in 1802. She then sailed for the North West Company. The French Navy captured her in 1806 but an armed ship
Eddystone_(1802_ship)
BBC documentary television series
about the building of Britain's most famous lighthouse on the perilous Eddystone rocks. Meanwhile, Alice Roberts investigates the secret formula for the perfect
Coast_(TV_series)
remaining medieval lighthouse. Rebuilt in Hartlepool in 1995. Moved from Eddystone to Plymouth Hoe in 1883. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Eastern England"
List of lighthouses in England
List_of_lighthouses_in_England
the east of Plymouth Sound, competing yachts must pass outside the Eddystone Rocks and Isles of Scilly. If the first stop is on the west coast of Ireland
Round Britain and Ireland Yacht Race
Round_Britain_and_Ireland_Yacht_Race
refloated the next day. Quebec United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Eddystone Rocks She was refloated with the assistance of the pilot boat Heroine ( United
List of shipwrecks in October 1859
List_of_shipwrecks_in_October_1859
Species of gastropod
also cites specimens from the Mewstone and near the Eddystone Rocks, Plymouth, England, and Skird Rocks, Galway Bay. It has subsequently been reported widely
Doto_tuberculata
Rock in Antarctica
northwest of Benson Point and 4.5 km southeast of the larger of the two Eddystone Rocks. Bulgarian mapping in 2017. L.L. Ivanov. Antarctica: Livingston Island
Bekas_Rock
11 February 1945 A cargo ship that was torpedoed by U-1017 off the Eddystone Rocks. 50°17′00″N 3°58′15″W / 50.28333°N 3.97083°W / 50.28333; -3.97083
List_of_shipwrecks_of_England
Francis Drake as Vice Admiral. There is an inconclusive skirmish off Eddystone Rocks, and the Spanish fleet sails eastwards up the Channel. 1595: Raid on
Timeline_of_Cornish_history
island in Europe) Barrow Island Bawden Rocks Brownsea Island Canvey Island Coquet Island Drake's Island Eddystone Farne Islands Staple Island Foulness Island
List of islands of the United Kingdom
List_of_islands_of_the_United_Kingdom
Lanarkshire 55°45′N 4°03′W / 55.75°N 04.05°W / 55.75; -04.05 NS7153 Eddystone Rocks Devon 50°10′N 4°17′W / 50.17°N 04.28°W / 50.17; -04.28 SX373329
List of United Kingdom locations: Eat-Ee
List_of_United_Kingdom_locations:_Eat-Ee
fight the Spanish Armada. The fleets first engage on 21 July off the Eddystone Rocks. 1591 – 24 April: Drake's Leat first brings fresh water to Plymouth
Timeline_of_Plymouth
Ann United Kingdom The fishing vessel was run down and sunk off the Eddystone Rocks, Cornwall by Woodlark ( United Kingdom). Her crew were rescued by Woodlark
List of shipwrecks in November 1878
List_of_shipwrecks_in_November_1878
Skerry in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Cornwall, England
shipping in Cornwall proposed that a lighthouse be built, similar to the Eddystone Lighthouse, upon Bishop Rock, given its location as the westernmost rock
Bishop_Rock
La Melpomène-class torpedo boat sank in the Atlantic Ocean off the Eddystone Rocks during a storm with the loss of 101 of her 104 crew. Survivors were
List of shipwrecks in December 1940
List_of_shipwrecks_in_December_1940
Royal Navy officer and explorer (1757–1798)
1798 engraving of New Eddystone Rock in Alaska, in George Vancouver's report to King George III. It is made of basalt.
George_Vancouver
Profession in the shipping industry
Doctor Who – The Horror of Fang Rock (1977) "The Eddystone Light" (also "The Keeper of the Eddystone Light"), 19th century song, authorship disputed but
Lighthouse_keeper
the Atlantic Ocean 14 nautical miles (26 km) west south west of the Eddystone Rocks, Cornwall, United Kingdom with the loss of eight of her eleven crew
List of shipwrecks in November 1876
List_of_shipwrecks_in_November_1876
Talisman ( Italy) approximately 20 nautical miles (37 km) off the Eddystone Rocks, Cornwall. A nearby fishing boat rescued her four crew. Manitoban United
List of shipwrecks in January 1881
List_of_shipwrecks_in_January_1881
collision with the sloop Fear-Not ( United Kingdom) and sank off the Eddystone Rocks, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. Hero New Zealand The schooner capsized
List of shipwrecks in September 1851
List_of_shipwrecks_in_September_1851
steamship Chelydra was run into by the barque Holmestrand off the Eddystone Rocks, Cornwall and both vessels sank. Chelydra's crew took to the boats
List of shipwrecks in December 1884
List_of_shipwrecks_in_December_1884
Bay in Tasmania, Australia
northeastern coast of Tasmania in Australia, extending from Binalong Bay to Eddystone Point. The bay was given its name in 1773 by Captain Tobias Furneaux in
Bay_of_Fires
Glasgow Herald. No. 8657. Glasgow. 3 October 1867. "The Wreck on the Eddystone". Morning Post. No. 29270. London. 3 October 1867. p. 7. "News of the
List of shipwrecks in October 1867
List_of_shipwrecks_in_October_1867
Gunboat of the Royal Navy
waters when she encountered a group of French boats crab fishing off Eddystone Rocks. While most of the boats fled, Circe stopped two of them, the St. Jean
HMS_Circe_(1892)
Description Lovie United Kingdom The fishing dandy foundered between the Eddystone Rocks and Rame Head, Cornwall with the loss of three of the four people on
List of shipwrecks in June 1888
List_of_shipwrecks_in_June_1888
State Description Apollo United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Eddystone Rocks, in the English Channel. She was on a voyage from the Charente to London
List of shipwrecks in January 1823
List_of_shipwrecks_in_January_1823
Frigate of the Royal Navy
submarine U-214 with depth charges in the English Channel southeast of the Eddystone Rocks in position 49°58′00″N 003°30′00″W / 49.96667°N 3.50000°W / 49.96667;
HMS_Cooke
Ship State Description Daring United Kingdom The sloop struck the Eddystone Rocks, Cornwall and sank. Her four crew were rescued by the fishing sloop
List of shipwrecks in June 1863
List_of_shipwrecks_in_June_1863
Times. No. 45188. London. 27 April 1929. col. B, p. 12. "French liner on rocks". The Times. No. 45181. London. 19 April 1929. col. C, p. 18. "Casualty
List_of_shipwrecks_in_1929
No. 28421. London. 15 September 1875. col. F, p. 9. "Collision off the Eddystone". The Times. No. 28421. London. 15 September 1875. col. F, p. 9. "The
List of shipwrecks in September 1875
List_of_shipwrecks_in_September_1875
fishing trawler was run into by the steamship Lesbos ( Greece) off the Eddystone Rocks, Cornwall with the loss of three of her five crew. Survivors were rescued
List of shipwrecks in December 1885
List_of_shipwrecks_in_December_1885
English pop band
the Foundations joined on guitar. Edison Lighthouse was named after the Eddystone Lighthouse off the coast of Devon.[citation needed] The band later briefly
Edison_Lighthouse
World's oldest working sea-washed lighthouse, off the coast of Angus, Scotland
appointed Stevenson as chief assistant. The design was based on the earlier Eddystone Lighthouse, which had been designed by John Smeaton, and which Stevenson
Bell_Rock_Lighthouse
Island in Falkland Islands
Eddystone Rock (Spanish: Roca Remolinos, meaning "Eddies Rock") is a rock and reef located to the north of Falkland Sound in the Falkland Islands. It
Eddystone Rock, Falkland Islands
Eddystone_Rock,_Falkland_Islands
County of England
rocks within Devonian strata on the south Devon coast but otherwise no pre-Devonian rocks on the Devon mainland. The metamorphic rocks of Eddystone are
Devon
Sea strait between the Australian mainland and Tasmania
the east. The western limit of the Tasman Sea between Gabo Island and Eddystone Point [being a line from Gabo Island (near Cape Howe, 37°30'S) to the
Bass_Strait
British steamship wrecked off of Cornwall in 1898
passed Cornwall, but took the wrong bearing. They had noticed that the Eddystone Lighthouse was too far away and the coast too close. She neared the entrance
SS_Mohegan
List of events
Pocket Date Book. Chapman and Hall. Majdalany, Fred (1959). The Red Rocks of Eddystone. London: Longmans. p. 49. "Matlock & Matlock Bath: Water Cures". Matlock
1698_in_England
Nepovorotni Rocks Neptune Island Neragon Island Nest Island Nest Rock Netland Island Neumann Island Neva Island Nevensky Island Nevski Island New Eddystone Islands
List_of_islands_of_Alaska
British family of lighthouse keepers
low lighthouse, he was transferred in 1861 to the Smeaton tower on the Eddystone where he remained for five years as Principal Keeper. From there he moved
Knott_family
River in Pennsylvania, United States
River, it forms the border between the city of Chester and the borough of Eddystone. The length from the confluence of the two branches to the mouth is about
Ridley_Creek
English extratropical cyclone
Royal Navy ships anchored along the south coast were lost. The first Eddystone Lighthouse off Plymouth was destroyed on 8 December [O.S. 27 November]
Great_storm_of_1703
Lighthouse in England
96–97. Nancollas, Tom (2018). Seashaken Houses: A Lighthouse History from Eddystone to Fastnet. Particular Books. p. 111. Trinity House website; Longships
Longships_Lighthouse
Remote reef off the coast of Scotland
will be a most desolate position for a lighthouse, the Bell Rock and Eddystone a joke to it, for the nearest land is the wild island of Tyree, at 14 miles
Skerryvore
Island in Australia
survive, but the species is listed as vulnerable. Together with the nearby Eddystone and Sidmouth Rock the island constitutes the 2 ha (5-acre) Pedra Branca
Pedra_Branca_(Tasmania)
public library membership required) Majdalany, Fred (1959). The Red Rocks of Eddystone. London: Longmans. p. 49. "Advances in Aids to Navigation Technology"
1698_in_science
Wilderness preserve in Alaska, US
and separating it from Revillagigedo Island. Vancouver discovered New Eddystone Rock, a 237-foot (72 m) tall column of basalt in the middle of Behm Canal
Misty Fjords National Monument
Misty_Fjords_National_Monument
original on 16 March 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2010. "School History". Eddystone PS. Eddystone Primary School. Retrieved 21 November 2023. Landgate (Government
List of schools in the Perth metropolitan area
List_of_schools_in_the_Perth_metropolitan_area
Species of seabird
artificial structures around the bay. In Tasmania, there are colonies at Eddystone Rock and Pedra Branca off the south coast, and in Bass Strait at Cat Island
Australasian_gannet
Suburb of Perth, Western Australia
bounded by Burns Beach Road to the north, Mitchell Freeway to the west, Eddystone and Lakeside Drive to the south and Lake Joondalup to the east. Grand
Joondalup
City and unitary authority in England
He was acquainted with engineer John Smeaton, the builder of the third Eddystone Lighthouse. The 1-mile-long (2 km) Breakwater in Plymouth Sound was designed
Plymouth
Smeaton, who lodged at his house when he was engaged in building the third Eddystone Lighthouse (1756–59). Cookworthy helped Smeaton with the development of
William_Cookworthy
Composite construction material
engineer John Smeaton in Devon, England, between 1756 and 1759. This third Eddystone Lighthouse pioneered the use of hydraulic lime in concrete, using pebbles
Concrete
Archived from the original on 17 August 2007. Retrieved 24 August 2007. Majdalany, Fred (1959). The Red Rocks of Eddystone. London: Longmans. p. 86.
1709_in_Great_Britain
Islands in Tasmania, Australia
islands in addition to those in the group. These include Breaksea Islands, Eddystone, Kathleen Island, Mewstone, Pedra Branca, Shanks Islands and Trumpeter
Maatsuyker_Islands
Fremantle 1893 Priestman Dredge, British grab dredge, off Fremantle 1894 SS Eddystone, Australian iron screw steamer, Depuch Island 1894 Sarah Burnyeat, Australian
Shipwrecks of Western Australia
Shipwrecks_of_Western_Australia
Calendar year
2013-09-02. Retrieved 2011-12-22. Majdalany, Fred (1959). The Red Rocks of Eddystone. London: Longmans. p. 86. Wilmshurst, David (2019). "West Syrian patriarchs
1709
Washington Eastvale Beaver Eau Claire Butler Ebensburg Cambria Economy Beaver Eddystone Delaware Edgewood Allegheny Edinboro† Erie Edgeworth Allegheny Edwardsville
List of towns and boroughs in Pennsylvania
List_of_towns_and_boroughs_in_Pennsylvania
worth £1,000, was washed ashore in Cornwall. Unnamed ship wrecked on the Eddystone, her mast was found at Rame Head and sold by the Duchy of Cornwall in
List of shipwrecks of Cornwall
List_of_shipwrecks_of_Cornwall
State of Australia
northward to see how far it went. When the land veered to the north-west at Eddystone Point, he tried to keep in with it but his ships were suddenly hit by
Tasmania
Geology of state of Australia
years ago. Three large batholiths are in the north east: Scottsdale, Eddystone and Blue Tier. Gravity measurements show that granite underlies most of
Geology_of_Tasmania
Lebanon 2,413 17.3 139.6 1089 Pleasant Township Warren 2,412 34.5 69.8 1090 Eddystone borough Delaware 2,410 1.5 1581.4 1091 Gregg Township Centre 2,407 46
List of municipalities in Pennsylvania
List_of_municipalities_in_Pennsylvania
Island Isla María Carcass Island Isla del Rosario Eddystone Roca Remolinos English name commemorates Eddystone off Devon and Cornwall George Island Isla Jorge
List of Falkland Islands placenames
List_of_Falkland_Islands_placenames
Region of Tasmania, Australia
Huon River and D'Entrecasteaux Channel estuary in the south through to Eddystone Point and the Mount William National Park in the northeast. It includes
East_Coast_Tasmania
Species of fish
Deny King Eric Reece Olegas Truchanas T. B. Moore Islands Eddystone Hibbs Pyramid Inner Rocks Sidmouth Rock Breaksea Fitzroy Kathleen Main Mavourneen Munday
Pedder_galaxias
Quarry and Site of Special Scientific Interest in Cornwall, England
London. Other notable structures built of De Lank granite are the fourth Eddystone Lighthouse, 1882; the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, London and Portcullis
De_Lank_Quarries
Hardware beacon
number of businesses in the United States. Bluetooth low energy beacon Eddystone Boden, Rian (2 February 2015). "Facebook to test Bluetooth beacons in
Facebook_Bluetooth_Beacon
Island in Falkland Islands, Atlantic Ocean
inclined from the horizontal. This inclination shows different types of rocks in different places. The quartzites of Port Stephens and Stanley are more
West_Falkland
2025-06-12. Retrieved 2015-12-08. Majdalany, Fred (1959). The Red Rocks of Eddystone. London: Longmans. p. 86. St. Paul's: The Cathedral Church of London
1708_in_Great_Britain
Protected area in Tasmania, Australia
volcanic and tectonic activity. The range also contains older sedimentary rocks from the Permian and Triassic periods, as well as occasional basalt outcrops
Meehan_Range
D'Entrecasteaux Monument D'Entrecasteaux Watering Place Eaglehawk Neck Eddystone Point Lighthouse Entally House George III Monument Highfield Kangaroo
Protected_areas_of_Tasmania
Island in Tasmania, Australia
The Friars are four steep dolerite rocks, with a combined area of about 17 ha (42 acres), in south-eastern Australia. They are part of the Actaeon Island
The_Friars_(Tasmania)
p. 312. ISBN 978-0-8132-1076-6. Majdalany, Fred (1959). The Red Rocks of Eddystone. London: Longmans. p. 200. "British Occupation of Egypt 1882 timeline"
1882_in_the_United_Kingdom
Area of Birmingham, England
was closed due to commercial failure. Laughtons took over the site with Eddystone Radio during World War II, when its semi-rural location helped it to avoid
Northfield,_Birmingham
She was carrying brandy for Liverpool and the Clyde. 3 October — tender Eddystone ( United Kingdom) driven onto Men-a-Vaur whilst leaving Old Grimsby Harbour;
List of shipwrecks of the Isles of Scilly (19th century)
List_of_shipwrecks_of_the_Isles_of_Scilly_(19th_century)
Local government area in Tasmania, Australia
Suburb Census population 2016 Reason Mount William 0 Eddystone 0 Ansons Bay 31 Lottah 13 The Gardens 19 Binalong Bay 290 Akaroa 132 Stieglitz 562 Dianas
Break_O'Day_Council
) Astrostole scaber Seven-armed seastar (Hutton, 1872) (Port Davey to Eddystone Point, Tasmania. Also New Zealand.) Coscinasterias muricata Eleven-armed
List of marine animals of Australia (temperate waters)
List_of_marine_animals_of_Australia_(temperate_waters)
River in south Devon, England
- now called Challaborough. Persier was hit by a torpedo near to the Eddystone Lighthouse in 1945 and her wreck is just outside the estuary. In 1940
River_Erme
Island in Falkland Islands, Atlantic Ocean
strip bordering the Choiseul Sound, is largely underlain by Palaeozoic rocks in the form of quartzite and slate, which tend to form rugged landscapes
East_Falkland
Month of 1956
France. French fishing boat collides with the British ship Kenuta off the Eddystone Lighthouse in the English Channel and sinks. The crew members are rescued
July_1956
EDDYSTONE ROCKS
EDDYSTONE ROCKS
Girl/Female
German
Lure to the Rocks
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Mander 1.English : habitational name from Maund Bryan or Rose Maund in Herefordshire, possibly named in Old English as ‘(place at) the hollows’, from the dative plural of maga ‘stomach’ (used in a topographical sense). Mills suggests it may alternatively be a survival of an ancient Celtic term magnis, probably meaning ‘the rocks’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for a scavenger, from Old English racian ‘to rake’ + strēaw ‘straw’.Americanized spelling of German Rockstroh.
Boy/Male
Biblical
The field of strong men; or of rocks.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Old Arabic name. Rocks.
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Marathi, Sanskrit
Rock; Mountain of Rocks; Strong
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Carham, a habitational name from a place so called in Northumbria, named with Old English carrum ‘(at the) rocks’, dative plural of carr ‘rock’.Spanish (and Portuguese) : unexplained.
Girl/Female
German
Lure to the Rocks
Boy/Male
Muslim
Rocks
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of various places: Alham in Somerset, which is named for the Alham river on which it stands (a Celtic river name of uncertain meaning), or Alnham in Northumberland, named for the Aln river on which it stands (also of Celtic origin but uncertain meaning), or a regional name from Hallamshire, the district around Sheffield in South Yorkshire, which is named with Old Norse hallr or Old English hall in a dative plural form, hallum ‘(place at) the rocks’.Scottish : shortened form of McCallum, an Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Coluim ‘son of Colum’.Norwegian : habitational name from any of various farmsteads in southeastern Norway, probably named from Old Norse Aldheimar, a compound of ald ‘high’ + heimar ‘farm’.
Girl/Female
American, German
Luring Cliff; Siren; Lure to the Rocks
Girl/Female
German, Latin
Lure to the Rocks
Girl/Female
American, German
Murmuring Rock; Lure to the Rocks
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from a place called Hanham in Gloucestershire, which was originally Old English HÄnum, dative plural of hÄn ‘rock’, hence ‘(place) at the rocks’. The ending -ham is by analogy with other place names with this very common unstressed ending.
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Free Falling Rocks
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Rockstar
Boy/Male
English
Rockstar
Girl/Female
American, Assamese, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, English, Hindu, Indian, Jamaican, Kannada, Telugu
From the Hare's Meadow; The Long Field; Hare Clearing; Heap of Rocks; Name of a Place
Girl/Female
Australian, German
Luring Cliff; Siren; Lure to the Rocks; Similar to Lorelei
Boy/Male
Indian
Rocks
EDDYSTONE ROCKS
EDDYSTONE ROCKS
Surname or Lastname
English and Irish
English and Irish : variant of Higgins, resulting from a misdivision of a name such as Tom Higgins.
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly Devon)
English (mainly Devon) : variant of Taunton.
Girl/Female
Irish
Wolf lady.
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu
Wise; Intelligent
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Laugh
Girl/Female
Biblical
House of bitterness wiped out.
Girl/Female
German English
Mighty with a spear. Rules by the spear. Feminine of Gerald.
Girl/Female
Hindu
Traveler
Boy/Male
Hebrew Spanish
God will multiply.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Light; Lord of Light
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n.
Something varying or differing from others of the same general kind; one of a number of things that are akin; a sort; as, varieties of wood, land, rocks, etc.
a.
Of or pertaining to rocks; living among rocks; as, a saxatile plant.
n.
Any species of marine bivalve shells of the genus Saxicava. Some of the species are noted for their power of boring holes in limestone and similar rocks.
n.
Amphibole resulting from the alternation of pyroxene by paramorphism. It is not uncommon in massive eruptive rocks.
n.
A variety of orthoclase feldspar common in certain eruptive rocks, as trachyte; -- called also glassy feldspar.
a.
Growing on rocks.
n.
An old term rather loosely used to designate various dark-colored, heavy igneous rocks, including especially the feldspathic-augitic rocks, basalt, dolerite, amygdaloid, etc., but including also some kinds of diorite. Called also trap rock.
a.
Not stratified; -- applied to massive rocks, as granite, porphyry, etc., and also to deposits of loose material, as the glacial till, which occur in masses without layers or strata.
a.
Of, pertaining to or containing, trilobites; as, trilobitic rocks.
n.
A greenish chloritic mineral common in certain igneous rocks, as diabase, as a result of alternation.
n.
A narrow mass of rock intersecting other rocks, and filling inclined or vertical fissures not corresponding with the stratification; a lode; a dike; -- often limited, in the language of miners, to a mineral vein or lode, that is, to a vein which contains useful minerals or ores.
n.
One who believes in the igneous, as opposed to the aqueous, origin of the rocks of the earth's crust; a vulcanist. Cf. Neptunist.
n.
Any plant of the genus Saxifraga, mostly perennial herbs growing in crevices of rocks in mountainous regions.
a.
Boring, or hollowing out, rocks; -- said of certain mollusks which live in holes which they burrow in rocks. See Illust. of Lithodomus.
a.
Consisting of, or resembling, glass; glassy; as, vitreous rocks.
n.
Any species of annelids of the genus Sabellaria. They construct firm tubes of agglutinated sand on rocks and shells, and are sometimes destructive to oysters.
n.
A genus of pearly bivalve shells, numerous extinct species of which are characteristic of the Mesozoic rocks. A few living species exist on the coast of Australia.
n.
Pure silica, like quartz, but crystallizing in hexagonal tables. It is found in trachyte and similar rocks.
n.
A small cavity, nearly spherical in form, and usually of the size of a pea or smaller, such as are common in some volcanic rocks. They are produced by the liberation of watery vapor in the molten mass.