HyperDic: james_clark_ross

English > 1 sense of the expression James Clark Ross:
NOUNperson James Clark Ross, Ross, Sir James Clark RossBritish explorer of the Arctic and Antarctic
English > James Clark Ross: 1 sense > noun 1, person
MeaningBritish 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).
SynonymsRoss, Sir James Clark Ross
Instance ofexplorer, adventurersomeone who travels into little known regions (especially for some scientific purpose)
SpanishJames Clark Ross
CatalanJames Clark Ross

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