Ross - Definition
ross
n 1: Scottish explorer who led Arctic expeditions that yielded
geographic discoveries while searching for the Northwest
Passage (1777-1856) [syn: Ross, John Ross, Sir John
Ross]
2: 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) [syn: Ross,
James Clark Ross, Sir James Clark Ross]
3: British physician who discovered that mosquitos transmit
malaria (1857-1932) [syn: Ross, Sir Ronald Ross]
4: a politician in Wyoming who was the first woman governor in
the United States (1876-1977) [syn: Ross, Nellie Ross,
Nellie Tayloe Ross]
5: American seamstress said to have made the first American flag
at the request of George Washington (1752-1836) [syn: Ross,
Betsy Ross, Betsy Griscom Ross]