Dartmoor

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UK/ˈdɑːtmɔː(ɹ)/

proper noun

A moor and national park in Devon, southern England.

OriginOld English mōr →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A moor and national park in Devon, southern England.
  2. A town in the Shire of Glenelg, south western Victoria, Australia
nounDartmoor (plural Dartmoors)

plural Dartmoors

  1. A pony of a compact, hardy breed found in Devon, England.

    […] the Dartmoors are nearly extinct; the Highland pony is still the old hardy animal nature formed; the Shetland pony of the northern Scottish isles is still diminutive, but beautiful.

    1858, The Journal of the Royal Agricultural Society of England, page 373

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
jail

Origin

  1. Old Englishmōr“moor”
  2. EnglishDartmoor

From Dart, a river in Devon, + Old English mōr (“moor”).

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APA

Dartmoor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dartmoor

MLA

“Dartmoor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dartmoor. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Dartmoor,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dartmoor.

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