Значення

значень: 2
  1. (США, діалектне, незлічуване)The rough, scaly surface on the bark of trees.

  2. (Wales)A swamp.

Ще визначення
  • American seamstress said to have made the first American flag at the request of George Washington (1752-1836)
  • a politician in Wyoming who was the first woman governor in the United States (1876-1977)
  • British physician who discovered that mosquitos transmit malaria (1857-1932)
  • 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)

Приклади

речень: 8
  1. Ross completed a triathlon carrying a 45 kg tree.

  2. Ross’s grandson was among those who promoted the story that his grandmother made the nation’s first flag.

  3. Ross was a widow whose husband, a member of the local militia, was killed in a gunpowder explosion.

  4. According to legend, Washington asked Ross to design and sew the new nation’s flag.

  5. Ross Perot received about eight million votes.

Походження

From Welsh rhos.

From Welsh rhos.

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Форми

множина: rosses
Однинаross

незлічуване

Синоніми

синонімів: 9
Близькі за значенням
  • American seamstress said to have made the first American flag at the request of George Washington (1752-1836):Betsy RossBetsy Griscom Ross
  • a politician in Wyoming who was the first woman governor in the United States (1876-1977):Nellie RossNellie Tayloe Ross
  • British physician who discovered that mosquitos transmit malaria (1857-1932):Sir Ronald Ross
  • 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):James Clark RossSir James Clark Ross
  • Scottish explorer who led Arctic expeditions that yielded geographic discoveries while searching for the Northwest Passage (1777-1856):John RossSir John Ross

Дивіться також

сусідні слова
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