Macquarie

[ muh-kwawr-ee, -kwor-ee ]

noun

1. a river in SE Australia, in New South Wales, flowing NW to the Darling River. 750 miles (1,210 km) long.

Macquarie

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/ məˈkwɒrɪ /

noun

1. an Australian island in the Pacific, SE of Tasmania: noted for its species of albatross and penguin. Area: about 168 sq km (65 sq miles)
2. a river in SE Australia, in E central New South Wales, rising in the Blue Mountains and flowing NW to the Darling. Length: about 1200 km (750 miles)

Macquarie

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/ məˈkwɒrɪ /

noun

1. MacquarieLachlan17621824MAustralianPOLITICS: colonial administrator Lachlan. 1762–1824, Australian colonial administrator; Governor of New South Wales (1809–21), noted for his reformist policies towards ex-convicts and for his record in public works such as road-building in the colony

Example Sentences

So wrapping the body of a fake seal in bright, horizontally striped LED lights seems to break the silhouette into smaller pieces that no longer look like a seal, said researcher Nathan Hart, head of the School of Natural Sciences at Macquarie University in Sydney.

From Los Angeles Times

The researchers from Macquarie University in New South Wales say the lights distorted the silhouette of the their "decoys" on the ocean's surface and limited the ability of the great whites to see against the sunlight.

From BBC

For example, during the 10 years that Australian investment firm Macquarie was Thames Water’s biggest shareholder from 2007 to 2017, debt rose from £2bn to £11bn, during which time Macquarie and the other investors did not inject any new cash or equity of their own.

From BBC

In a statement, a spokesperson for Macquarie said: “We supported Thames Water as it delivered record levels of investment, which enabled the company to reduce leakage and pollution incidents while improving drinking water quality and security of supply. Much more needed to be done to upgrade its legacy infrastructure, but when we sold our final stake in 2017 the company was meeting all conditions set by the regulator and had an investment grade credit rating.”

From BBC

Since 2021, Southern’s largest shareholder has happened to be Macquarie.

From BBC