AMUNDSEN, ROALD

Meaning of AMUNDSEN, ROALD in English

Am ‧ und ‧ sen, Ro ‧ ald /ˈæmənds ə n $ ˈɑː-, ˈrəʊəld/ BrE AmE

(1872–1928) a Norwegian ↑ explorer . He was the first person to sail through the Northwest Passage in 1903–06, and in 1911 he beat Captain Robert Scott in the race to become the first person to reach the South Pole.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012

AMUNDSEN, ROALD — born July 16, 1872, Borge, near Oslo, Nor. died June 18, 1928?, Arctic Ocean Roald Amundsen, 1923 in full Roald …
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AMUNDSEN, ROALD — born July 16, 1872, Borge, near Oslo, Nor. disappeared June 18, 1928?, Arctic Ocean Norwegian explorer, leader of the first …
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AMUNDSEN — biographical name Roald 1872-1928 Norwegian polar explorer
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
AMUNDSEN — /ah"meuhnd seuhn/ ; Norw. /ah"moon seuhn/ , n. Roald /rddoh"ahl/ , 1872-1928, Norwegian explorer: discovered the South Pole in 1911.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AMUNDSEN — n. family name; Roald Amundsen (1872-1928), Norwegian explorer who was the first to discover the South Pole in 1911
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AMUNDSEN — biographical name Roald 1872-1928 Norwegian polar explorer
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ROALD — Roald BrE AmE ˈrəʊ əld AmE ˈroʊ- —Norwegian [ ˈɾɾu al \]
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
AMUNDSEN — Amundsen BrE AmE ˈɑːm ən d s ə n ˈæm-, -ʊn d - —Norwegian [ ˈaː mun sən ]
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AMUNDSEN — Am ‧ und ‧ sen, Ro ‧ ald /ˈæmənds ə n $ ˈɑː-, ˈrəʊəld/ BrE AmE (1872–1928) a Norwegian ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AMUNDSEN, ROALD (ENGELBREGT GRAVNING) — born July 16, 1872, Borge, near Oslo, Nor. disappeared June 18, 1928?, Arctic Ocean Norwegian explorer, leader of the first …
Английский словарь Британика
ROALD AMUNDSEN — n. (1872-1928) Norwegian explorer who was the first to discover the South Pole in 1911
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AMUNDSEN, ROALD ENGELBREGT GRAVNING — born July 16, 1872, Borge, near Oslo, Nor. disappeared June 18, 1928?, Arctic Ocean Norwegian explorer, leader of the first …
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AMUNDSEN GULF — Southeastern extension of the Beaufort Sea of the Arctic Ocean. Extending about 250 mi (400 km), the gulf is bordered …
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AMUNDSEN SEA — geographical name arm of the S Pacific W Antarctica off Marie Byrd Land
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
AMUNDSEN GULF — geographical name arm of Beaufort Sea N Canada
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SOUTH POLE — Southern extremity of the Earth's axis, located at latitude 90k S. It is the southern point from which all meridians …
Английский словарь Британика
SCOTT, ROBERT FALCON — born June 6, 1868, Devonport, Devon, Eng. died с March 29, 1912, Antarctica British explorer. He joined the Royal Navy …
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ROSS ICE SHELF — World's largest body of floating ice. It lies at the head of the Ross Sea, which forms an enormous indentation …
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NORTHWEST PASSAGE — Sea passage between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans along the northern coast of North America. The search for a commercial …
Английский словарь Британика
NORTH POLE — Northern end of the Earth's geographic axis, located at 90k N latitude, the northern point from which all meridians of …
Английский словарь Британика
DAHL, ROALD — born Sept. 13, 1916, Llandaff, Wales died Nov. 23, 1990, Oxford, Eng. British writer. A fighter pilot during World War …
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ARCTIC OCEAN — Ocean centring approximately on the North Pole . Smallest of the world's oceans, it is almost completely surrounded by the …
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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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ROBERT SCOTT — n. (1868-1912) English explorer who reached the South Pole a month after Roald Amundsen
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HOFFMANN, ROALD — born July 18, 1937, Zloczw, Pol. Polish-born American chemist, corecipient, with Fukui Kenichi of Japan, of the Nobel Prize for …
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DAHL, ROALD — born Sept. 13, 1916, Llandaff, Wales died Nov. 23, 1990, Oxford, Eng. British writer, a popular author of ingenious, irreverent …
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AMUNDSEN GULF — southeastern extension of the Beaufort Sea of the Arctic Ocean. Extending for 250 miles (400 km), it is bordered by …
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DAHL, ROALD — Dahl, Ro ‧ ald /dɑːl, ˈrəʊəld/ BrE AmE (1916–90) a British writer known especially for his very popular children's books …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DAHL, ROALD — born Sept. 13, 1916, Llandaff, Wales died Nov. 23, 1990, Oxford, Eng. British writer. A fighter pilot during World War …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
AMUNDSEN GULF — Southeastern extension of the Beaufort Sea of the Arctic Ocean. Extending about 250 mi (400 km), the gulf is bordered …
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HOFFMANN — I. biographical name August Heinrich 1798-1874 German poet, philologist, & historian, II. biographical name Ernst Theodor Wilhelm 1776-1822 known as …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
GULF — I Any large coastal indentation, similar to a bay but larger. Most existing gulfs were formed or greatly extended as …
Английский словарь Британика
BANKS ISLAND — Island, Northwest Territories, Canada. The westernmost island in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago , it lies northwest of Victoria Island and …
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STEEPISH — -pish, -pēsh adjective : somewhat steep a very large field with a steepish slope — Roald Dahl
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HAVE TO DO WITH — phrasal 1. : to deal with the story has to do with real people — Current Biography 2. : to …
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QUALITY
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COLLAR — I. ˈkä-lər noun Etymology: Middle English coler, from Anglo-French, from Latin collare, from collum neck; akin to Old English heals …
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HOFFMANN — I. ˈhäf-mən, ˈhȯf-, -ˌmän biographical name August Heinrich 1798-1874 German poet, philologist, & historian II. biographical name Ernst Theodor Wilhelm …
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SOUTH POLE — southern end of the Earth's axis, lying in Antarctica, about 300 miles (480 km) south of the Ross Ice Shelf. …
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SCOTT, ROBERT FALCON — born June 6, 1868, Devonport, Devon, Eng. died c. March 29, 1912, Antarctica British naval officer and explorer who led …
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ARCTIC — northernmost region of the Earth, centred on the North Pole and characterized by distinctively polar conditions of climate, plant and …
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