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SIR JAMES CLARK ROSS
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• SIR JAMES CLARK ROSS (noun)
The noun SIR JAMES CLARK ROSS has 1 sense:
1. 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)
Familiarity information: SIR JAMES CLARK ROSS used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
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)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
James Clark Ross; Ross; Sir James Clark Ross
Instance hypernyms:
adventurer; explorer (someone who travels into little known regions (especially for some scientific purpose))
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