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n. (surname)
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Dacres is a surname, and may refer to:
- Barrington Dacres (d. 1806), Royal Navy captain
- James Richard Dacres (1749–1810), Royal Navy vice-admiral
- James Richard Dacres (1788–1853), Royal Navy vice admiral, son of the former
- Richard Dacres (Royal Navy officer) (1761–1837), Royal Navy vice-admiral
- Richard Dacres (British Army officer) (1799–1886), British Army field-marshal
- Sydney Dacres (1805-1884), Royal Navy admiral and First Naval Lord
- Thomas Dacres (1587–1668), English politician
- Thomas Dacres (younger) (1609–1668), English politician, son of the above
Usage examples of "dacres".
She had tried unsuccessfully to answer it ever since Dacres had first spoken to her.
Six toughfisted mechanics, the men recruited by Dacres in the emergency, were looking very ill at ease as Dacres tongue-lashed them.
He would have to remind the tall, blond Dacres that it was the captain alone who had the right to discipline the men.
They enabled scrambled-ears McCray to follow Strike and Dacres up the long corridor to the elevator leading to the flight deck.
The exact words escaped him, but hadn't Dacres been speaking as if to long-time acquaintances?
It was too late for debate now - Dacres had thrown the lever catapulting the lifeboat into space.
We can only hope friend Dacres doesn't wait too long before returning to check on us.
Completely surprised and disorganized, Dacres and his gang were overwhelmed.
Privately, the crew considered this very unnecessary, but Gerry permitted it only as part of a hard bargain she characteristically drove - an understanding that before Dacres was indicted, she would have first crack at his bank account to pay for the trip to Triton, exactly as contracted for.
There was a nasty few minutes as Dacres and his band were hustled through the crowd to the police 'copters.
She had tried unsuccessfully to answer it ever since Dacres had first spoken to her.
Six toughfisted mechanics, the men recruited by Dacres in the emergency, were looking very ill at ease as Dacres tongue-lashed them.
He would have to remind the tall, blond Dacres that it was the captain alone who had the right to discipline the men.
They enabled scrambled-ears McCray to follow Strike and Dacres up the long corridor to the elevator leading to the flight deck.
The exact words escaped him, but hadn't Dacres been speaking as if to long-time acquaintances?