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eyre E0047400 (âr)n. A circuit court held by itinerant royal justices in medieval England.
[Middle English, from Anglo-Norman eire, from Latin iter, journey; see ei- in Indo-European roots.]eyre (ɛə) n1. (Law) any of the circuit courts held in each shire from 1176 until the late 13th century2. (Law) justices in eyre the justices travelling on circuit and presiding over such courts[C13: from Old French erre journey, from errer to travel, from Latin errāre to wander]
Eyre (ɛə) n (Placename) Lake Eyre a shallow salt lake or salt flat in NE central South Australia, about 11 m (35 ft) below sea level, divided into two areas (North and South); it usually contains little or no water. Maximum area: 9600 sq km (3700 sq miles)[C19: named after Edward John Eyre (1815–1901), British explorer and colonial administrator]
Eyre (ɛə) n1. (Biography) Edward John. 1815–1901, British explorer and colonial administrator. He was governor of Jamaica (1864–66) until his authorization of 400 executions to suppress an uprising led to his recall2. (Biography) Sir Richard. born 1943, British theatre director: director of the Royal National Theatre (1988–97)eyre (ɛər)
n. 1. a circuit made by an itinerant judge in medieval England. 2. a county court held by such a justice. [1250–1300; Middle English eyre < Anglo-French; Old French erre, derivative of errer to journey; see err] Eyre (ɛər)
n. Lake, a shallow salt lake in NE South Australia. 3430 sq. mi. (8885 sq. km). Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  Eyre - a shallow salt lake in south central Australia about 35 feet below sea level; the largest lake in the country and the lowest point on the continentLake EyreAustralia, Commonwealth of Australia - a nation occupying the whole of the Australian continent; Aboriginal tribes are thought to have migrated from southeastern Asia 20,000 years ago; first Europeans were British convicts sent there as a penal colonyAustralia - the smallest continent; between the South Pacific and the Indian Ocean |
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Eyre11. Edward John. 1815--1901, British explorer and colonial administrator. He was governor of Jamaica (1864--66) until his authorization of 400 executions to suppress an uprising led to his recall 2. Sir Richard. born 1943, British theatre director: director of the Royal National Theatre (1988--97)
Eyre2 Lake. a shallow salt lake or salt flat in NE central South Australia, about 11 m (35 ft.) below sea level, divided into two areas (North and South); it usually contains little or no water. Maximum area: 9600 sq. km (3700 sq. miles) Eyre the largest closed lake in southern Australia. Lake Eyre is located in a depression 12 m below sea level in an arid, desertlike region. It is filled with water only during the summer, when creeks flow into it periodically until it attains an area of 15,000 sq km and a depth of as much as 20 m. At other times it is a salt marsh. The lake was named in honor of E. J. Eyre.
Eyre a peninsula in southern Australia between the Great Australian Bight and Spencer Gulf. Plains and depressions predominate, the maximum elevation being 200 m. The vegetation consists of thickets of brush eucalyptus and heaths. In the north the Gawler Ranges rise to a maximum elevation of 496 m. Sheep are raised on the peninsula, and iron is extracted at the Iron Knob and Iron Monarch mines. The promontory was named in honor of E.J. Eyre. eyreenUK
Related to eyre: Edward Eyreeyre any of the circuit courts held in each shire from 1176 until the late 13th century.EyreenUK
Related to Eyre: Edward EyreSynonyms for Eyrenoun a shallow salt lake in south central Australia about 35 feet below sea levelSynonymsRelated Words- Australia
- Commonwealth of Australia
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