Rushmoor

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proper noun

A local government district with borough status in Hampshire, England, formed in 1974, with its headquarters in Farnborough.

OriginOld English risċ →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A local government district with borough status in Hampshire, England, formed in 1974, with its headquarters in Farnborough.
  2. A hamlet in Wrockwardine parish, Telford and Wrekin, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ6113).
  3. A village in Frensham parish, Waverley district, Surrey, England (OS grid ref SU8740).

Origin

  1. Old Englishrisċ“rush”
  2. EnglishRushmoor

From Old English risċ (“rush”) + mōr (“moor”).

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APA

Rushmoor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rushmoor

MLA

“Rushmoor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rushmoor. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Rushmoor,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rushmoor.

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