Definitions for dartmoorˈdɑrt mʊər, -mɔr, -moʊr

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

Dart•moorˈdɑrt mʊər, -mɔr, -moʊr(n.)

  1. a rocky plateau in SW England, in Devonshire. ab. 20 mi. (30 km) long.

    Category: Geography (places)

Wiktionary

  1. Dartmoor(ProperNoun)

    A national park in Devon, southern England.

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

  1. 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 veins of minerals; abounds in British remains, and contains a large convict prison.


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