ross
Nouns
- (n) Scottish explorer who led Arctic expeditions that yielded geographic discoveries while searching for the Northwest Passage (1777-1856) John Ross, Sir John Ross,
- (n) 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) James Clark Ross, Sir James Clark Ross,
- (n) British physician who discovered that mosquitos transmit malaria (1857-1932) Sir Ronald Ross,
- (n) a politician in Wyoming who was the first woman governor in the United States (1876-1977) Nellie Ross, Nellie Tayloe Ross,
- (n) American seamstress said to have made the first American flag at the request of George Washington (1752-1836) Betsy Griscom Ross, Betsy Ross,