DORAN

[ dawr-an, dohr- ]

/ ˈdɔr æn, ˈdoʊr- /

an electronic device for determining range and assisting navigation, employing the principle of the Doppler effect.

Origin of DORAN

Do(ppler) ran(ge)

Doran has no judicial experience and is the former executive director of the North Carolina Institute for Constitutional Law.

Outside Cash Floods North Carolina Judicial Race |Eleanor Clift |May 4, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
"Maybe the poor boy's not so much to blame," said Mrs. Doran.

Phelim O'toole's Courtship and Other Stories |William Carleton
She counted all her cards again before sending Mary up to Mr. Doran's room to say that she wished to speak with him.

Dubliners |James Joyce
Doran held an acknowledged leadership over the men with whom he consorted, and the group willingly preserved silence.

The Last Stroke |Lawrence L. Lynch

And Doran told me about the horse he saw, that was in every way like a horse you'd see on land.

Visions and Beliefs in the West of Ireland, First Series |Lady Gregory
Mr. Doran would have up three different brands of champagne for every one to try, and the men seemed to like them very much.

The Visits of Elizabeth |Elinor Glyn