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Dunlop

Dunlop

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A brand name for tires and sports equipment or a family name
  • proper noun
translation icon : Dunlop
  • Unfortunately, I didn't get to play under Lav for the whole season, but playing under Dunlop was also a good experience.
  • Brigadier Dunlop
  • Dunlop and Wilson

And then you say, well, look, I've got Adidas, I've got Dunlop, why do I need Reebok?

Examples

  • Hi, Miss Dunlop.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • I'll see you next week, Miss Dunlop.

    Curious George (2006)

  • Hi, it's Robert Dunlop here.

    Beats (2019)

  • But in the middle of the summer, my secret relationship with Sergeant Dunlop was discovered.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • Is that you, Miss Dunlop?

    Fiction book (2000)

  • Mr. Dunlop, what's the matter?

    Safehouse (2008)

  • I'm Harold Dunlop from The Post.

    Blitz (2011)

  • Perhaps I didn't make myself clear, Mr. Dunlop.

    Blitz (2011)

  • Player-coach Reggie Dunlop and right wing Ned Braden.

    Slap Shot (1977)

  • Robert Dunlop is a well-known surname in the world of motorsport.

Surface Forms

Dunlop main

Etymology

Dunlop as a brand or surname also comes from the same Scottish place name, and a person with the name later put it on tyres and sports gear. That's why you see Dunlop on a tyre or a racket—it is a family or brand name from that village.