SHACKLETON

Meaning of SHACKLETON in English

(1874–1922)

an Irish explorer. He went to the Antarctic as a member of Captain Scott’s group from 1901 to 1904, and later led three more trips to the Antarctic. He died on the fourth journey. He was made a knight in 1909.

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SHACKLETON — biographical name Sir Ernest Henry 1874-1922 British polar explorer
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SHACKLETON — /shak"euhl teuhn/ , n. Sir Ernest Henry , 1874-1922, English explorer of the Antarctic.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SHACKLETON — biographical name Sir Ernest Henry 1874-1922 British polar explorer
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SHACKLETON — Shackleton BrE AmE ˈʃæk ə l t ə n ▷ Shackleton|s, \~'s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SHACKLETON — Shackleton, Ernest BrE AmE (1874–1922) a British ↑ explorer of the ↑ Antarctic . He was a member of the …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SHACKLETON — Шаклтон (самолёт морской разведки дальнего действия)
Англо-Русский словарь Britain
SHACKLETON — Ernest, another pole explorer. He was saved the ignominy of reaching the desired point by the shortness of rations, but …
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SHACKLETON — "Шаклтон" (самолёт морской разведки дальнего действия)
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SHACKLETON — Pronunciation: ' sha-k ə l-t ə n Function: biographical name Sir Ernest Henry 1874-1922 Brit. polar explorer
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SHACKLETON, SIR ERNEST HENRY — born , Feb. 15, 1874, Kilkea, County Kildare, Ire. died Jan. 5, 1922, Grytviken, South Georgia British explorer. In 1901 …
Английский словарь Британика
SHACKLETON, SIR ERNEST HENRY — born , Feb. 15, 1874, Kilkea, County Kildare, Ire. died Jan. 5, 1922, Grytviken, South Georgia British Antarctic explorer who …
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SHACKLETON, ERNEST — Shackleton, Ernest BrE AmE (1874–1922) a British ↑ explorer of the ↑ Antarctic . He was a member of the …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SHACKLETON, SIR ERNEST HENRY — born , Feb. 15, 1874, Kilkea, County Kildare, Ire. died Jan. 5, 1922, Grytviken, South Georgia British explorer. In 1901 …
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ERNEST SHACKLETON — ➡ Shackleton
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SOUTH GEORGIA — Mountainous, barren island, southern Atlantic Ocean. It is located 800 mi (1,300 km) east of the British Falkland Islands , …
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SIR — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Abbott Sir John Joseph Caldwell Ahmad Khan Sir Sayyid Allbutt Sir Thomas Clifford Alma …
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MCMURDO SOUND — Inlet of the southwestern Ross Sea, Antarctica. Lying at the edge of the Ross Ice Shelf , the channel is …
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HENRY — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Adams Henry Brooks Arnold Henry Harley Ashley William Henry Asquith Herbert Henry 1st earl …
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ERNEST — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Ernest Banks Bevin Ernest Bloch Ernest Borlaug Norman Ernest Boulanger Georges Ernest Jean Marie …
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ANTARCTICA — Fifth largest continent on Earth. Antarctica lies concentrically about the South Pole , its landmass almost wholly covered by a …
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YEAR IN REVIEW 2001: WORLD-AFFAIRS — Afghanistan Area: 652,225 sq km (251,825 sq mi)Population (2000 est.):25,889,000 (including Afghan refugees estimated to number about 1,100,000 in Pakistan …
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WILKINS, SIR GEORGE HUBERT — born Oct. 31, 1888, Mount Bryan East, S. Aus., Australia died Dec. 1, 1958, Framingham, Mass., U.S. Australian-born British explorer …
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WHALES, BAY OF — former indentation in the Ross Ice Shelf, Antarctica. First seen by the British explorer Sir James Clark Ross in 1842 …
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WEDDELL SEA — deep embayment of the Antarctic coastline that forms the southernmost tip of the Atlantic Ocean. Centring at about 73 S, …
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TRANSANTARCTIC MOUNTAINS — mountain system subdividing the Antarctic continent into an eastern and a western region. The Transantarctic Mountains stretch for more than …
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SOUTH GEORGIA — mountainous, barren island in the South Atlantic Ocean, 800 miles (1,300 km) east of the British Falkland Islands, of which …
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ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY (RGS) — in full Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers), British group founded as the Geographical Society of London …
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ROSS ISLAND — volcanic formation in Antarctica, located in the western Ross Sea, Ross Dependency (New Zealand), at the northern margin of the …
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SELF-STYLED — adjective EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ a self-styled religious leader ▪ The self-styled Leader of the New Republic refused all …
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SOUTH GEORGIA — Mountainous, barren island, southern Atlantic Ocean. It is located 800 mi (1,300 km) east of the British Falkland Islands , …
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