ross

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun Scottish explorer who led Arctic expeditions that yielded geographic discoveries while searching for the Northwest Passage (1777-1856)
  2. noun 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)
  3. noun British physician who discovered that mosquitos transmit malaria (1857-1932)

Etymology

From Welsh rhos.

In classic literature

Synonyms

John Ross, Sir John Ross

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