BYRD, RICHARD


Meaning of BYRD, RICHARD in English

Byrd, Richard BrE AmE

(1888–1957) a US ↑ explorer who was important in the ↑ exploration of and ↑ research about Antarctica. He was the first to fly over both the ↑ North Pole and the ↑ South Pole .

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