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Dartmoor Pony — Ponies on Little Mis Tor Country of origin England Horse (Equus ferus caballus) The Dartmoor Pony has lived in south western England for centuries and is used for a variety of disciplines. Because of the … Wikipedia
Dartmoor (HM Prison) — HMP Dartmoor Opened 1809 Management HM Prison Service Prison type Adult Male/Category C … Wikipedia
Dartmoor — For the pony, see Dartmoor Pony; for the prison, see Dartmoor (HM Prison); for the Victorian hamlet in Australia, see Dartmoor, Victoria Coordinates: 50°34′N 4°0′W / 50.567° … Wikipedia
Dartmoor — /dahrt moor, mawr, mohr/, n. 1. a rocky plateau in SW England, in Devonshire. ab. 20 mi. (30 km) long. 2. a prison on this plateau. 3. one of an English breed of sheep having coarse, long wool. 4. one of an English breed of pony originating in… … Universalium
Dartmoor Discovery — The Dartmoor Discovery is an ultramarathon run around Dartmoor in early June (recently the first Saturday in June). The race is entirely on roads. It starts and finishes in Princetown, famous as the home of Dartmoor Prison. The current distance… … Wikipedia
Dartmoor — Dart|moor 1.) a large area of ↑moor (=wild, open country with rough grass and low bushes) in Devon, in the southwest of England, which is a National Park. 2.) Dartmoor Prison, a prison in the centre of Dartmoor, far from any towns, where many… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Dartmoor — [därt′moor, därt′môr] a prison in Devon, SW England … English World dictionary
prison — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Place of confinement Nouns 1. prison, penitentiary; maximum, medium, or minimum security prison, jail, lockup, gaol, cage, coop, den, cell, oubliette; cell block; stronghold, fortress, keep, dungeon,… … English dictionary for students
DARTMOOR — moor in Devonshire, a tableland of an average height of 1200 ft. above the sea level, and of upwards of 120,000 acres in extent, incapable of cultivation, but affording pasturage for sheep, of which it breeds a small hardy race; it has rich… … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
Dartmoor — /ˈdatmɔ/ (say dahtmaw) noun 1. a rocky moorland plateau in south western England, in Devon; national park. Highest point, High Willhays, 621 m. 2. a prison on this moor …
