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Fortescue

Proper noun

Meaning

(countable) A surname.

(countable, rare) A male given name transferred from the surname

A placename
A small suburb of Sidmouth, East Devon district, Devon, England, United Kingdom (OS grid ref SY1389)

A small village in Holt County, Missouri, United States.

A community in Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States.

An ephemeral river in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, Australia.

Fortescue Metals Group, an Australian iron ore company.
Synonym: FMG (initialism)

Fortescue Helicopters, an Australian Helicopter company.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

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Fortescue, Adrian, Catholic Encyclopedia 1907, Volume 6, Pgs: 662–663 "Gospel" It became a firm custom with exceptions in using an other Gospel in use from 1920. Source: Internet

A $US1.3 billion expansion of the Eliwana iron ore mine says a lot about how Fortescue has grown up. Source: Internet

Fortescue Metals Group, Iluka Resources and Rio Tinto are among the five overall category winners in the 2017 state government’s Awards for Excellence. Source: Internet

Sir John Fortescue famously described it as the 'most perfect volley ever fired on a battlefield'. Source: Internet

Fortescue says it sees "strategic value" in takeover target Atlas Iron after acquiring a 19.9 per cent stake and shocking rival suitor Miner. Source: Internet

Fortescue, who died in 1957, was known to be a strict and upright man. Source: Internet

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