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SVERDRUP
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• SVERDRUP (noun)
The noun SVERDRUP has 1 sense:
1. Norwegian explorer who led expeditions into the Arctic (1855-1930)
Familiarity information: SVERDRUP used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
Norwegian explorer who led expeditions into the Arctic (1855-1930)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Otto Neumann Sverdrup; Sverdrup
Instance hypernyms:
adventurer; explorer (someone who travels into little known regions (especially for some scientific purpose))
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"He who digs a pit for another falls into it himself." (Czech proverb)