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JOHN ROSS
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• JOHN ROSS (noun)
The noun JOHN ROSS has 1 sense:
1. Scottish explorer who led Arctic expeditions that yielded geographic discoveries while searching for the Northwest Passage (1777-1856)
Familiarity information: JOHN ROSS used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
Scottish explorer who led Arctic expeditions that yielded geographic discoveries while searching for the Northwest Passage (1777-1856)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
John Ross; Ross; Sir John Ross
Instance hypernyms:
adventurer; explorer (someone who travels into little known regions (especially for some scientific purpose))
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"The fisherman is the shark's friend." (Arabic proverb)
"He who sleeps cannot catch fish." (Corsican proverb)