SIR JOHN ROSS Synonyms
There are 3 hypernyms of the phrase sir john ross. (close relations)
Definition of SIR JOHN ROSS
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explorer | nounn | |||||||
noun • a commercial browser developed by Microsoft • someone who travels into little known regions (especially for some scientific purpose) | ||||||||
mariner | nounn | |||||||
noun • a man who serves as a sailor | ||||||||
navigator | nounn | |||||||
noun • the ship's officer in charge of navigation • the member of an aircrew who is responsible for the aircraft's course • in earlier times, a person who explored by ship | ||||||||
seafarer | nounn | |||||||
noun • a man who serves as a sailor | ||||||||
john ross | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • Scottish explorer who led Arctic expeditions that yielded geographic discoveries while searching for the Northwest Passage (1777-1856) | ||||||||
ross | nounn | |||||||
noun • Scottish explorer who led Arctic expeditions that yielded geographic discoveries while searching for the Northwest Passage (1777-1856) • British explorer of the Arctic and Antarctic; located the north magnetic pole in 1831; discovered the Ross Sea in Antarctica; nephew of Sir John Ross (1800-1862) • British physician who discovered that mosquitos transmit malaria (1857-1932) • a politician in Wyoming who was the first woman governor in the United States (1876-1977) • American seamstress said to have made the first American flag at the request of George Washington (1752-1836) |