Meanings
Dumaresq1
- A surname from French.
- A locality in the Armidale council area and the Uralla council area, north-eastern New South Wales, Australia.
Dumaresq2
plural Dumaresqs
- governmentA 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
Origin
Dumaresq · proper noun
- Frankish*marisk“marsh, swamp”
- EnglishDumaresq
A variant of Desmarais, from du (“of the”) + maresc (“marsh”), from Medieval Latin mariscus, from Frankish *marisk (“marsh, swamp”).
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Full word history & related roots →Dumaresq · noun
Named after Australian rear admiral John Saumarez Dumaresq (1873–1922).
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
Dumaresq. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dumaresq
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