Hudson
['hʌdsən]
Definition
(noun.) a New York river; flows southward into New York Bay; explored by Henry Hudson early in the 17th century.
(noun.) 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 (1565-1611).
(noun.) English naturalist (born in Argentina) (1841-1922).
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Examples
- Let us make for Mr. Morse Hudson, of the Kennington Road, and see if he can throw any light upon the problem. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- It was midday when we found ourselves at the scene of the tragedy, and, under my companion's guidance, we made our way at once to Hudson Street. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- The method of construction used in the Hudson River tunnels has been designated the shield method. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Probably each of these original tribes was not more numerous altogether than the Indians in Hudson Bay Territory to-day. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- All right, Mrs. Hudson. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- On the 26th I also received a letter from Banks, asking me to reinforce him with ten thousand men at Port Hudson. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- The Hudson's Bay company, before their misfortunes in the late war, had been much more fortunate than the Royal African company. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- The name of _Clermont_ was changed to the _North River_ the following spring, and the reconstructed steamboat continued in regular service on the Hudson for a number of years. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- Mr. Curtiss is one of the most daring aviators in the world, and his flight down the Hudson River attracted the widest attention. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- Mrs. Hudson had appeared with a lady's card upon her salver. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
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