ROSS

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• ROSS (noun)
  The noun ROSS has 5 senses:

1. Scottish explorer who led Arctic expeditions that yielded geographic discoveries while searching for the Northwest Passage (1777-1856)

2. 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. British physician who discovered that mosquitos transmit malaria (1857-1932)

4. a politician in Wyoming who was the first woman governor in the United States (1876-1977)

5. American seamstress said to have made the first American flag at the request of George Washington (1752-1836)

  Familiarity information: ROSS used as a noun is common.

• ROSS (noun)

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))

Sense 2

Meaning:

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)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

James Clark Ross; Ross; Sir James Clark Ross

Instance hypernyms:

adventurer; explorer (someone who travels into little known regions (especially for some scientific purpose))

Sense 3

Meaning:

British physician who discovered that mosquitos transmit malaria (1857-1932)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Ross; Sir Ronald Ross

Instance hypernyms:

doc; doctor; Dr.; MD; medico; physician (a licensed medical practitioner)

Sense 4

Meaning:

A politician in Wyoming who was the first woman governor in the United States (1876-1977)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Nellie Ross; Nellie Tayloe Ross; Ross

Instance hypernyms:

pol; political leader; politician; politico (a person active in party politics)

Sense 5

Meaning:

American seamstress said to have made the first American flag at the request of George Washington (1752-1836)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Betsy Griscom Ross; Betsy Ross; Ross

Instance hypernyms:

dressmaker; modiste; needlewoman; seamstress; sempstress (someone who makes or mends dresses)

 Context examples 

One of them is a letter of instructions from Colonel Ross.

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Ross 128 b orbits 20 times closer than the Earth orbits the Sun.

(Closest Temperate World Orbiting Quiet Star Discovered, ESO)

The ROSETTA-Ice project has produced numerous findings about how the Ross Ice Shelf has changed over time.

(Study in Antarctic waters reveals why Ross Ice Shelf melts in summer, National Science Foundation)

While the Ross Ice Shelf is considered to be relatively stable, the new findings show that it may be more vulnerable than thought so far.

(Rapid melting of the world’s largest ice shelf linked to solar heat in the ocean, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

He had been out with his serving-man in the morning at Ross, and he had told the man that he must hurry, as he had an appointment of importance to keep at three.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

By the bye, Flora Ross was dying for Henry the first winter she came out.

(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)

The pact for the protected area in the Ross Sea covers more than 1.55 million square kilometers, about the size of Britain, Germany and France combined.

(Deal Reached to Create World's Largest Marine Reserve in Antarctica, VOA News)

Seroussi and Ivins' simulations using a heat flow higher than 150 milliwatts per square meter showed too much melting to be compatible with the space-based data, except in one location: an area inland of the Ross Sea known for intense flows of water.

(Hot News from the Antarctic Underground, NASA)

“Excuse me,” said he, turning to Colonel Ross, who had looked at him in some surprise.

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Although it is currently 11 light-years from Earth, Ross 128 is moving towards us and is expected to become our nearest stellar neighbour in just 79 000 years.

(Closest Temperate World Orbiting Quiet Star Discovered, ESO)