Ross

Words with a similar base: Betsy_Griscom_Ross, Betsy_Ross, James_Clark_Ross, John_Ross, Nellie_Ross, Nellie_Tayloe_Ross, Ross, Sir_James_Clark_Ross, Sir_John_Ross, Sir_Ronald_Ross

'Ross'

[ross.n.01] as in: Scottish explorer who led Arctic expeditions that yielded geographic discoveries while searching for the Northwest Passage (1777-1856)

'Ross'

[ross.n.02] as in: 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)

'Ross'

[ross.n.03] as in: British physician who discovered that mosquitos transmit malaria (1857-1932)

'Ross'

[ross.n.04] as in: a politician in Wyoming who was the first woman governor in the United States (1876-1977)

'Ross'

[ross.n.05] as in: American seamstress said to have made the first American flag at the request of George Washington (1752-1836)