HUDSON


Meaning of HUDSON in English

I. Hudson, Henry BrE AmE

(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.

II. Hud ‧ son, Rock /ˈhʌds ə n/ BrE AmE

(1922–85) a US film actor, known for being very good-looking and sexually attractive, who made several humorous films with Doris ↑ day , such as Pillow Talk (1959), and appeared in many other films and on television. He was secretly ↑ homosexual , and was one of the first famous people to die of ↑ Aids .

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