Hudson


Definition: Meaning of, Hudson in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈhʌds(ə)n /

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  1. 1841-1922 born in Argentina english naturalist
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  2. 1565-1611 english navigator who discovered the Hudson River; in 1610 he attempted to winter in Hudson Bay but his crew mutinied and set him adrift to die
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  3. a New York river; flows southward into New York Bay; explored by Henry Hudson early in the 17th century
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Hudson used in phrases

  • Daniel Hudson Burnham (noun)
    1. 1846-1912 united States architect who designed the first important skyscraper with a skeleton
  • Henry Hudson (noun)
    1. 1565-1611 english navigator who discovered the Hudson River; in 1610 he attempted to winter in Hudson Bay but his crew mutinied and set him adrift to die
  • Hudson Bay
    1. a large area of sea in northern Canada which is frozen for most of the year
  • Hudson Hoagland (noun)
    1. 1899-1982 united States physiologist
  • Hudson River
    1. the Hudson River a river in New York State in the US, which meets the Atlantic Ocean in New York City
  • Hudson River School, the
    1. a group of US painters between 1820 and 1880, who painted LANDSCAPE s (= paintings of areas of countryside) in a ROMANTIC style
  • Hudson River school (noun)
    1. the first coherent school of American art; active from 1825 to 1870; painted wilderness landscapes of the Hudson River valley and surrounding New England
  • Hudson bay collared lemming (noun)
    1. of northern Canada
  • Hudson's Bay Company
    1. a British company, established in 1670, which exchanged goods for furs with the Native Americans and once owned large areas of land in Canada
  • Hudson, Henry
    1. (1565-1611) an English sailor and EXPLORER who made several attempts to find the NORTHEAST PASSAGE (= along the northern coast of Russia) and the NORTHWEST PASSAGE (= along the northern coast of Canada) . He discovered Hudson Bay in 1610.
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