Noun Definition

ross

1.Definition: a politician in Wyoming who was the first woman governor in the United States (1876-1977)

Related Noun(s):nellie ross, nellie tayloe ross

Category: People

2.Definition: American seamstress said to have made the first American flag at the request of George Washington (1752-1836)

Related Noun(s):betsy griscom ross, betsy ross

Category: People

3.Definition: 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)

Related Noun(s):james clark ross, sir james clark ross

Category: People

4.Definition: British physician who discovered that mosquitos transmit malaria (1857-1932)

Related Noun(s):sir ronald ross

Category: People

5.Definition: Scottish explorer who led Arctic expeditions that yielded geographic discoveries while searching for the Northwest Passage (1777-1856)

Related Noun(s):john ross, sir john ross

Category: People