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ROBERT SCOTT
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• ROBERT SCOTT (noun)
The noun ROBERT SCOTT has 1 sense:
1. English explorer who reached the South Pole just a month after Amundsen; he and his party died on the return journey (1868-1912)
Familiarity information: ROBERT SCOTT used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
English explorer who reached the South Pole just a month after Amundsen; he and his party died on the return journey (1868-1912)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Robert Falcon Scott; Robert Scott; Scott
Instance hypernyms:
adventurer; explorer (someone who travels into little known regions (especially for some scientific purpose))
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