RossWordNet Explorer

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noun

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

Words in this synset: Betsy_Ross, Betsy_Griscom_Ross

noun

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

Words in this synset: Nellie_Ross, Nellie_Tayloe_Ross

noun

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

Words in this synset: Sir_Ronald_Ross

noun

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)

Words in this synset: James_Clark_Ross, Sir_James_Clark_Ross

noun

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

Words in this synset: John_Ross, Sir_John_Ross